I went to the hospital to give birth and tested positive for meth

Re:I went to the hospital to give birth and tested positive ... by Falkon1313 on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @11:52PM (#11727839)

From the sounds of it, the reason people are calling for a lawsuit is the typical War On Drugs approach: Without reasonable suspicion, they did a field test (known to be faulty). Without probable cause or any corroborating evidence, they falsely accused her of a crime. They then treated her as guilty until proven innocent (which violates our social standards of morality). And they topped it off by threatening violence in the form of kidnapping her newborn baby.

That's quite a bit more than merely unprofessional. Something like a stray sarcastic comment or slightly distasteful joke might be unprofessional. This sort of behavior, on the other hand, quite possibly should be illegal and should have consequences.

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10883282

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Re:I went to the hospital to give birth and tested positive ... by hellogoodbyeeee on Thursday May 19, 2016 @10:32AM (#11730484)

This has nothing to do with the war on drugs. She wasn't drug tested by a police officer going door-to-door in the hospital. The hospital administered a medical test to determine risks that the newborn would potentially face. You don't need probable cause to administer a medical test. Furthermore, i bet the mother could have refused the drug test with no consequences.

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Re:I went to the hospital to give birth and tested positive ... by Falkon1313 on Friday May 20, 2016 @06:59PM (#11742214)

Nonsense. Do you think if instead she had happened to test positive for strep throat, the results would have been the same? It is absolutely about the war on drugs mentality.

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