Methadone and pregnancy?

Are there any women in nj area who are pregnant and on methadone?
NJ has proposed a law that would take away a woman's right to slowly STOP taking this powerful medication while pregnant. While stopping methadone is not always best for women with severe heroin addiction, it is the best course for many other pregnant women on methadone who wish to keep their babies from being born addicted or suffering methadone caused complications. It seems the state is trying to protect severe addicts from being forced off methadone, but if this is passed it will mean that the rest of the women on methadone who become pregnant will HAVE to have addicted children! NJ is waiting to hear from people on this issue... does anyone have any comments about this? Would anyone like to share or just state their outrage? I'm trying to fight this....

witchy i totally get your anger... the worst about this is the mothers who want to stay on methadone, or who would continue using street drugs, are NOT the ones affected... the moms who are targeted here are the ones who accidentally got pregnant while on pain management or in the end stages of their addiction treatment! They are protecting the people who would abuse their kids and hurting the people who want to protect their kids!

Id like to see a link to the propsed law/ a published article about it, I dont believe its true. Do you have any links?

I found th erelevant information its included on page 175 of this document

http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/Rul...

If you read the whole thing its only in connection woman reciveving methadone treatment for heroin or opiate addiction. It says

(2) Pregnant women shall not be voluntarily or involuntarily withdrawn from methadone during the duration of the pregnancy except for medical necessity as determined by the medical director.

So if its needed they can be but if its deemed that they would be at a greater risk of taking illegal drugs if they dont have the methadone then they wont be. Its riskier to the baby to take heroin than methadone. It doesnt apply to women using methadone for pain management etc. It seems reasonable to me.

I feel that whoever the individual people are that are trying to pass that law should have to pay out of their own pockets the millions of dollars that will be paid by taxpayers for the childs medical expenses and special needs costs. They should also personally have to take care of the child, as I am sure that extra attention must be given for the proper care of a drug-addicted child.
I would personally volunteer to help sterilize the drug addicted mothers. Those that choose drugs over the health of their children should not be given the right to reproduce.