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Posted inReproductive Rights

They Followed Doctors’ Orders. The State Took Their Babies.

by Shoshana Walter, Najib Aminy, Melissa Lewis, Nina Martin, Nikki Frick, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Claire Mullen, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Zulema Cobb, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers and Al Letson

Medications like Suboxone help pregnant women safely treat addiction. But in many states, taking them can trigger investigations by child welfare agencies that separate mothers from their newborns.

Posted inHealth Care

They Followed Doctors’ Orders. The State Took Their Babies.

Portrait of steven rascón by Shoshana Walter, Najib Aminy, Melissa Lewis, Nina Martin, Nikki Frick, Claire Mullen, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb and Al Letson

Medications like Suboxone help pregnant women safely treat addiction. But in many states, taking them can trigger investigations by child welfare agencies that separate mothers from their newborns.

Posted inHealthcare

They Followed Doctors’ Orders. The State Took Their Babies.

Portrait of steven rascón by Shoshana Walter, Melissa Lewis, Najib Aminy, Ike Sriskandarajah, Nina Martin, Taki Telonidis, Nikki Frick, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Al Letson, Brett Myers, D. Victoria Baranetsky and Claire Mullen

Medications like Suboxone help pregnant women safely treat addiction. But in many states, taking them can trigger investigations by child welfare agencies that separate mothers from their newborns.

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