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How the Dobbs Ruling Will Affect People with Substance Use Disorder

Bill of Health

When Lowe tried to seek treatment for her SUD in 2005, instead of getting medical care, she was forcibly taken away from her husband and son and put on an involuntary psychiatric hold. During her “hospital-incarceration,” she lost access to any prenatal care, and state officials did not monitor the fetus’s health.

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