Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During Childbirth
The request from child welfare authorities seemed harmless enough: Order a newborn drug test. Dr. Sharon Ostfeld-Johns and her hospital ...
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Miscarriages Illegal? These States Investigated Them as Crimes
In late March, police in southern Georgia arrested a 24-year-old woman who had a miscarriage after a witness reported seeing ...
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I’m a female runner who can’t outpace crime — DAs, protect us
Like every runner, I go through a standard checklist before I head out: shoes tied, phone charged, hydration ready, keys ...
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How Some States Turn Pregnancy Loss Into Criminal Cases Against Women
It often starts with suspicion: Why didn’t she call for an ambulance when the bleeding started? What if she didn’t ...
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Drug Testing of Pregnant Patients Is Discriminatory, Lawsuit Claims
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this ...
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‘Wisconsin Singles’ Matchmaking Service Accused of Duping Clients – Crime Watch Daily
Diane Ryan declined to comment to WITI but a spokesperson denies accusations. Check your local listings at CrimeWatchDaily.com. source
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The Domestic Abuse Survivor to Prison Pipeline
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this ...
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Women fear going out alone — even to self-defense classes
The women of Gotham have found a new way to deal with the surge in random punching cases in New ...
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NYC Council Women’s Caucus called out for suddenly caring about crime after several women sucker punched
Members of the City Council’s Women’s Caucus are being called out as hypocrites for suddenly caring about crime when they’ve ...
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Missing NYC woman’s family goes to court to get NYPD records
A Queens woman was 22 years old and pregnant when she disappeared nearly 50 years ago — but her family ...
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