Nonconsensual Drug Testing Has Criminalized Tens of Thousands of Pregnant People

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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