Virtua, Drug testing
Virtua Health sued by New Jersey AG over ‘discriminatory’ drug-test policy for pregnant patients
Drug testing among pregnant patients has been controversial nationally. In New Jersey, Virtua Health is being sued for discrimination.
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,
Did Virtua unfairly drug test pregnant patients in NJ? What we know about the state's case
The state is claiming that Virtua has unlawfully discriminated on the basis of pregnancy and sex for its alleged lack of obtaining informed consent from pregnant patients, as well as its practice of requiring universal drug tests only for inpatient admittances to its labor and delivery or high-risk obstetrics units.
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
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.
New Jersey sues Virtua over pregnancy drug tests: 6 things to know
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.
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