Hospitals gave women medications during childbirth—then reported them for using illicit drugs

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Hospitals gave women medications during childbirth—then reported them for using illicit drugs

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Criminal Justice and Crime@lemmy.world · 6 months ago

Across the US, drug-testing of pregnant patients is routine, hospital error is common—and innocent mothers face punishment for mistakes their providers make.

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