criminalizing drug use during pregnancy

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These States Have Investigated Miscarriages and Stillbirths as Crimes

A recent arrest in Georgia highlights the criminal suspicion that surrounds pregnancy loss in several states, experts say.

News • 04.02.2025

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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