In re A.L.C.M.

LOUGHRY, Chief Justice,

concurring, joined by WALKER, J.:

I concur whole-heartedly in the majority’s conclusion that an- abuse and neglect petition may be properly filed based upon the presence of drugs in a newborn’s system. In my view,' there is simply no question that a pregnant mother’s drug use is child abuse of the type that must be remedied through our abuse and neglect system and prosecuted through our criminal justice system. I write separately, however, to cast a light on the *393majority’s plainly-manifested hypocrisy and result-oriented analysis in addressing precisely the same conduct…