by Lauren Rankin | Jun 16, 2026 | addiction, Bodily Autonomy, CPS, Criminalization, drug testing, Drugs, Family Policing, Fetal Personhood, health care, New York, Op-Ed, Policing, pregnant people, reprodcutive rights
New York had the chance to make history in more arenas than basketball this June. Earlier this month, the New York Senate passed the Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act, becoming the first legislative chamber in the country to pass legislation that would require informed consent for drug testing of pregnant people. But despite that promising step, the state has once again failed to protect…
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by Emma Cieslik | Jan 29, 2026 | Child Protective Services, Children, CPS, Family Policing, ICE, immigration, indigenous people, Liam Conejo Ramos, Op-Ed, Slavery
The image of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos being detained outside of his house upon arriving home from school has gone viral. Wearing a blue fuzzy hat and Spiderman backpack half his size, he faces the bed of a black truck, a white hand holding his backpack. According to the Columbia Heights Public School District in Minnesota, federal agents have detained four students that attend their…
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