Moms of Black Babies More Likely to Be Flagged to Police Over Alleged Pregnancy Drug Use
Mother Jones · L · trust 65/100
The mothers of Black newborns are more likely than those of White newborns to be referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy, according to The Marshall Project’s new analysis of child welfare data from eight states. The referrals are often the result of unreliable hospital drug tests performed at childbirth that […]
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