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Post by ♫anna♫ on Dec 31, 2012 19:05:22 GMT
pix11.com/2012/12/26/pregnant-women-in-low-income-areas-more-likely-to-be-drug-tested/?hpt=us_bn7 QUOTE: Outrage as hospitals test pregnant moms for drugs near low-income neighborhoodsDec. 26, 2012 Expecting moms in New York are being drug tested in hospitals near low income neighborhoods. But pregnancy advocates are calling the practice racist and discriminatory. “You cannot tell from a drug test if someone is fit to parent,” said Lynn Paltrow of the National Advocates for Pregnant Women. More than a dozen pregnancy wards across the city administer a marijuana test, without the mother’s consent. According to the Daily News, the number of tests given to pregnant women varies from hospital to hospital. St. Barnabas Hospital in the South Bronx requires all mothers to agree to testing. If they refuse, the babies are tested. But Lenox Hill Hospital on the ritzy Upper East Side only tests if a mother is clearly under the influence. If a mother fails the pot test, the results are sent to child-protection services. In one case, a Bronx mother smoked a joint at a party during her pregnancy and failed. The Administration for Child Services ordered her to ‘Mommy Probation’ until they agency dropped the case earlier this year. Hospitals that do random drug testing say their first priority is the child’s health. An argument Paltrow does not support. She says scientists believe marijuana poses less risk to the fetus than alcohol or cigarettes. Yet turning over results to the government can destroy a family. “Low income families expect privacy. Yet, they have less of a guarantee than job applicants do,” said Paltrow. We reached out to the ACS to see how many neglect cases stem from failed pregnancy ward drug tests. The agency did not have an accurate number.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2012 20:02:00 GMT
stop smoking drugs then when you are pregnant, this test won't affect you then .....no right to complain about this whatsoever and again it is not racist !!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2012 22:54:56 GMT
It might be racist if the hospitals in the poor black areas are carrying out enforced testing on all mothers and that does not happen in predominantly white areas.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2012 23:41:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2013 8:32:26 GMT
It might be racist if the hospitals in the poor black areas are carrying out enforced testing on all mothers and that does not happen in predominantly white areas. but I can't see anything in this report to suggest that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2013 8:37:18 GMT
Gibby - no, it doesn't say that, hence my "if". But the article does say that the testing varies from hospital to hospital and goes on to state:
"St. Barnabas Hospital in the South Bronx requires all mothers to agree to testing. If they refuse, the babies are tested.
But Lenox Hill Hospital on the ritzy Upper East Side only tests if a mother is clearly under the influence"
which seems designed to suggest that there is some class discrimination going on.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2013 9:17:20 GMT
Gibby - no, it doesn't say that, hence my "if". But the article does say that the testing varies from hospital to hospital and goes on to state: "St. Barnabas Hospital in the South Bronx requires all mothers to agree to testing. If they refuse, the babies are tested. But Lenox Hill Hospital on the ritzy Upper East Side only tests if a mother is clearly under the influence" which seems designed to suggest that there is some class discrimination going on. yes you're right. in my view they should test everyone regardless of which hospital it is.
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Post by Hunny on Jan 1, 2013 13:38:41 GMT
The hospitals aren't a duly appointed civil authority. They should be charged somehow, busted for this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2013 14:58:41 GMT
who should be charged?
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Post by Hunny on Jan 1, 2013 15:33:06 GMT
The hospitals that are self-appointing themselves as legal authorities. That's not ok.
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