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Virtua, New Jersey Attorney General
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.
Did Virtua unfairly drug test pregnant patients in NJ? What we know about the state's case
“Virtua’s practices single out pregnant patients for mandatory drug testing without informed consent," said Sundeep Iyer, director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. "As a result, patients are unnecessarily traumatized and fear they will lose their children mere hours after giving birth.
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,
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.
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.
NJ sues hospital for snitching on pregnant patients
State officials have filed a discrimination lawsuit against a New Jersey hospital network for secretly drug testing women as they arrived to give birth.
New Jersey sues Virtua over pregnancy drug tests: 6 things to know
New Jersey state Attorney General Matt Platkin filed a lawsuit on Sept. 26 against Virtua Health and its network of hospitals in Voorhees, Mount Holly and Camden, alleging that the Marlton, N.J.-based health system's drug-testing policy for pregnant patients is discriminatory and violates patients' privacy.
NJ Sues Hospitals Over 'Discriminatory' Pregnancy Drug Screens
Hospital drug screening processes implemented to care for pregnant patients and their babies violate state sex and pregnancy anti-discrimination protections, the New Jersey Attorney General alleged in a suit filed Thursday.
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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The last beam is in place at New Jersey’s first veterinary school on Rowan University’s campus
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