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 Shefali Luthra | Oct 25, 2025 | ICE, Immigrant Jails, immigration, Migrant Jails, News, pregnant people, Trump Administration
Cary López Alvarado, of Hawthorne, California, was nine months pregnant when she was arrested by immigration officials alongside her husband, an immigrant from Guatemala. Alvarado was held overnight but was never sent to a detention facility: After taking her into custody, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) learned she was a U.S. citizen. Immediately after her release…
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