criminalizing drug use during pregnancy

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New Jersey Adopts Major Reforms Around Hospital Drug Testing of Pregnant Patients

Following Marshall Project reporting, the state now requires hospitals to confirm test results before reporting them to authorities.

News • 07.16.2026

Moms of Black Babies More Likely to Be Flagged to Police Over Alleged Pregnancy Drug Use

Child welfare referred Black parents to law enforcement 14,000 times in 7 years, despite no findings of abuse or neglect.

Feature • 07.16.2026

How Hospitals Helped Erode Reproductive Rights

Criminal prosecutions sparked by hospital drug testing helped advance the legal concept that the fetus had interests the state could protect.

Closing Argument • 03.14.2026

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