Shoshana Walter
Investigative Reporter at The Marshall Project
Investigative reporter @MarshallProj. Author of REHAB: An American Scandal, forthcoming @simonschuster. [email protected]/Signal: shoeshine.99
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2 weeks ago |
motherjones.com | Shoshana Walter
A growing number of states are considering legislation to set up protections for patients who might be drug tested when they give birth.
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2 months ago |
motherjones.com | Shoshana Walter
The request from child welfare authorities seemed harmless enough: Order a newborn drug test. Dr. Sharon Ostfeld-Johns and her hospital colleagues had done it countless times before. This time, however, the request gave the doctor pause. A patient at Yale New Haven Health in Connecticut, the largest health system in the state, had said that she’d used marijuana to help her eat and sleep during her pregnancy. The hospital had reported her to child welfare authorities.
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Dec 16, 2024 |
msmagazine.com | Shoshana Walter
This story was originally published by The Marshall Project. It was published in partnership with Reveal News, Mother Jones and USA Today. Amairani Salinas was 32 weeks pregnant with her fourth child in 2023 when doctors at a Texas hospital discovered that her baby no longer had a heartbeat. As they prepped her for an emergency cesarean section, they gave her midazolam, a benzodiazepine commonly prescribed to keep patients calm.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
msn.com | Shoshana Walter
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Dec 10, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Shoshana Walter
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system, Reveal and Mother Jones. Amairani Salinas was 32 weeks pregnant with her fourth child in 2023 when doctors at a Texas hospital discovered that her baby no longer had a heartbeat. As they prepped her for an emergency cesarean section, they gave her midazolam, a benzodiazepine commonly prescribed to keep patients calm.
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Thrilling to see the first review of REHAB, my forthcoming book! Kirkus Reviews calls it "well written" and "compelling." "A nuanced and deeply reported exposé of America’s $53 billion addiction-treatment industry and how it harms all of us." https://t.co/VcDD1lK74R
Heavy-handed policing and militarized responses to civil unrest tend to make protests more volatile — not less. Important context on LA protests from @Jamiles: https://t.co/EinWooHuQh
Our reporting showed how faulty drug test results are separating newborns from their families. This year, at least three states considered legislation to set up protections for patients who might be drug tested when they give birth. https://t.co/hf9Nf6YybL
