The Arkansas Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Monday approved legislation (SB 114) that would allow the state to investigate for possible child abuse women who give birth to infants affected by their mother's illegal drug use during pregnancy, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The measure, sponsored by state Sen. Tim Wooldridge (D), would require doctors to call the state police's child abuse hotline when a newborn tests positive for illegal drug exposure or displays health problems associated with prenatal illegal drug use (Blomeley, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 2/15). The bill has received the support of the Arkansas Medical Society and the Arkansas Hospital Association, the Associated Press reports (Jefferson, Associated Press, 2/15). However, opponents of the legislation are concerned that it could discourage some pregnant women from seeking prenatal care or medical attention, the Arkansas News Bureau reports (Thompson, Arkansas News Bureau, 2/15). The bill now goes to the full Senate (Associated Press, 2/15).