Patient Safety | 03.28.23
Two US Mothers Sue Hospitals Over Drug Tests After Eating Poppy Seed Bagels
by The Guardian
In New Jersey, a group or two of new mothers are alleging that hospitals performed tests without consent and say poppy seeds were reason for their false positive results. The pair of mothers are charging the hospitals in which they gave birth with violating their rights after performing drug tests on them without their consent. The drug tests came back positive and resulted in the two of them being reported for possible neglect or abuse just days after giving birth. However, both women believe poppy seed bagels they ate for breakfast, combined with the highly sensitive drug tests used by the care facilities, were the reason for false positive results. They are suing the hospitals involved with the support of the American Civil Liberties Union, which also insists the tests were a gross violation of their privacy.
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