N.J. health system is drug testing pregnant women without informed consent, AG alleges
The state Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Civil Rights has filed a lawsuit against a South Jersey health system, alleging its drug-testing policy unfairly targets pregnant women. The suit was filed against Virtua Health,
Virtua Drug Tests Pregnancy Patients Without Consent, NJ Attorney General Alleges in New Suit
"[W]hen pregnant patients receive a positive test result, Virtua will automatically report them to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for possible child abuse or neglect—even when the positive test occurs only because the patient ate a poppy seed bagel,
NJ sues Virtua Health over drug testing pregnant women without consent
Other patients admitted to hospitals within the South Jersey health care provider's network did not receive automatic screening for banned substances, according to the complaint filed in State Superior Court.
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Platkin, accuses Virtua branches of regularly administrating universal drug tests on pregnant patients "without obtaining informed consent." This suit was launched specifically against Virtua Health,
Virtua Health sued by New Jersey AG over ‘discriminatory’ drug-test policy for pregnant patients
Virtua Health’s policy of universally drug testing pregnant patients violates the state’s antidiscrimination law, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a lawsuit filed Thursday, claiming the nonprofit health system’s policy unfairly catapults families into a child-welfare investigation that can separate newborns from their parents.
Virtua Health accused of performing non-consensual drug tests on pregnant patients
New Jersey’s attorney general has filed a complaint against Virtua Health, accusing the health system of performing drug tests on pregnant patients without their consent, a violation of their civil rights.
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Since 2018, Virtua has allegedly had a policy requiring universal drug testing of pregnant patients who are admitted to its labor and delivery or high-risk obstetrics units, and it has regularly administered tests without obtaining informed consent.
State says NJ hospital system is drug testing pregnant women without their consent
NJ said Virtua Health drug tests pregnant women without consent and reports positive tests to state for possible child abuse despite false positives
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