Case Name: IN the INTEREST OF: L.J.B., a Minor Petition of: A.A.R., Natural Mother
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2018-04-03
Citations: 183 A.3d 971
Docket Number: No. 58 MAL 2018
Parties: IN the INTEREST OF: L.J.B., a Minor
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 183
Pages: 971–971

Head Matter:
IN the INTEREST OF: L.J.B., a Minor
Petition of: A.A.R., Natural Mother
No. 58 MAL 2018
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 3, 2018
ORDER

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 3rd day of April, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:
(1) Does 23 Pa.C.S. § 6303 et seq. allow a mother be found a perpetrator of "child abuse" in the event she is a drug addict while her child is a fetus[?]
(2) Is the intent of 23 Pa.C.S. § 6386 limited to providing "protective services" to addicted newborns and their families and not so expansive to permit alcoholic or addicted mothers be found to have committed child abuse while carrying a child in her womb[?]
Petitioner's "Motion for Leave to File Reply to Answer to Petition for Allowance of Appeal" is GRANTED.