Constitutional Law
Apr. 10, 2001
Protesting Drug Testing
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently that a hospital's drug testing of pregnant women at the direction of the police and the prosecution constitutes an unconstitutional search of nonconsenting pregnant women. The case has aroused strong feelings among both supporters and opponents of the testing policy because it affected patient confidentiality and touched on questions of racial and sexual discrimination, as well as the legal status of fetal life.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently that a hospital's drug testing of pregnant women at the direction of the police and the prosecution constitutes an unconstitutional search of nonconsenting pregnant women. The case has aroused strong feelings among both supporters and opponents of the testing...
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