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Drug Testing of Pregnant Patients Is Discriminatory, Lawsuit Claims

The Marshall Project recently investigated how faulty drug tests at hospitals lead to pregnant women being reported to authorities and at times separated from their children.

Closing Argument • 10.05.2024

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

You’re About to Deliver Your Baby. This Faulty Drug Test Could Take Your Newborn Away.

Listen to our investigation into how hospitals use unreliable test results to report parents to child welfare agencies.

News • 09.07.2024

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