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

From New York to Arizona, states seek to curb drug testing at childbirth

Several proposals followed an investigation by The Marshall Project and Reveal exposing the harms of widespread drug testing of pregnant patients.

More states consider curbing drug testing at childbirth

A growing number of states are considering legislation to set up protections for patients who might be drug tested when they give birth. Three of the bills were introduced following an investigative series by The Marshall Project and Reveal that exposed the harms of drug testing at childbirth — including how many patients are often reported to child welfare authorities over false positive or misinterpreted test results and how women have faced c…

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.