Woman pleads guilty to giving drugs to unborn child AMARILLO -- A woman pleaded guilty today to delivering crack to her unborn son, avoiding trial in a case that could determine the boundaries of a state law intended to protect the unborn.
As part of her plea agreement, Tracy Ward, 30, retained her right to appeal, said her attorney, Joe Dawson. The deal averted trial over the question of whether a mother's actions can be prosecuted under a law that classifies a fetus as an individual.
Ward, who admitted smoking crack cocaine in the days leading up to her son's birth in early November, will be sentenced Wednesday. She faces between two and 20 years in prison on the second-degree felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance to a child.
