Pregnant woman sues state for jailing her for drug use

MEDFORD - A pregnant Wisconsin woman is challenging the state's "cocaine mom" law that put her in jail for 18 days.

Tamara Loertscher, 30, went to an Eau Claire clinic last summer, where a urine test revealed past drug use and that she was pregnant. Loertcher says she stopped using methamphetamines when she thought she was pregnant.

Medical personnel shared the test with Taylor County officials. A judge jailed Loertscher for refusing to move to a residential treatment center.

Full story: WJFW

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