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From New York to Arizona, More States Consider Curbing Drug Testing at Childbirth

Some bills followed an investigation by The Marshall Project and Reveal that exposed the harms of widespread drug testing of pregnant patients.

Feature • 06.09.2025

Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During Childbirth

Hospitals routinely report parents to child welfare authorities based on error-prone drug tests. Some hospitals are changing policy as a result.

Feature • 04.02.2025

She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away.

Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.

Feature • 09.09.2024

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