Monday, September 23, 2024

CPS Is Taking Babies Away Because Their Moms Ate Poppy Seeds

Unreliable drug tests are sparking unnecessary child welfare investigations. - Emma Camp
  • Hospitals around the nation are administering unreliable drug tests to pregnant women, and siccing child welfare authorities upon them based on the results, according to a new investigation from The Marshall Project.
  • While we don't know just how many pregnant women are drug tested, federal data examined by The Marshall Project reporter Shoshana Walter indicates that tens of thousands of babies are reported to authorities for suspected natal drug exposure.
  • Disturbingly, it's been long known that these drug tests are unreliable...

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