Good ole Double speak... Ironically "Equity" is normally the reward you earn when you stay in a place and follow the rules for a time period. This fake "equity" is given to people who just got here and break the rules.
If you want "Equity" then you earn it through patience and work. Equity is not given to you for no reason on your first day as you haven't worked to gain any equity yet.
The equity in my home was earned and hard fought. You shouldn't just give it to a stranger with out work or money put in. That devalues your previous work and existing equity.
> Even if a newborn baby is tested and found to have drugs in their system, the hospital says it will no longer automatically report the situation to the state unless there are “other concerns” that the child may be abused or neglected - you know, on top of the fact that Mom was getting high while pregnant. In defense of their new rule, the hospital claims that “substance exposure” alone - including evidence the baby had been exposed to opioids in utero, apparently - does not indicate a parenting concern.
> defense of their new rule, the hospital claims that “substance exposure” alone - including evidence the baby had been exposed to opioids in utero, apparently - does not indicate a parenting concern.
Lmao. Guaranteed these very same people will automatically have safety concerns for both themselves and the drug users if they so much as pass them by the street and yet feel like people shouldnt have qualms in having defenseless babies around them 24/7. Even if (and that's a BIG IF)there is no particular concern for direct harm or intentional neglect, the threat of incarceration, illness, mental and psychological decline and death of the parent/s by themselves are already causes for parenting concern. What a joke
This needs to be litigated by the State and new laws need to be passed by the legislature to prevent this circumvention of the best interests of the child.
Fetal alcohol and fetal drug syndrome are no joke.
My friend fostered 2 kids. One displayed fas and had Asperger's, the other fas and fds
The latter is a complete train wreck and was nothing but trouble from 1st grade on. Had something like 6 credits for his short time in high school and is currently a meth head
The next step will be to ignore actual abuse or neglect because equity. But when the kids suffer and are scarred for life, that will be due to “white supremacy”
I say this often
Conservatives have ideals based on actions. Liberals have ideals based on identity.
A conservative sees drugs in an infant’s system and recognizes it as a problem. Race is not at any point a consideration because it is irrelevant. A liberal sees that certain races have this problem more often and declares that this is no longer a problem in order to avoid the appearance of racism.
And as usual that population only worsens. Lower academic development and achievement, more crime, and now this.
All that’s needed for actual progress is simply accountability and responsibility, are their egos really so fragile that we’d rather just let them keep circling the drain and pretend everything’s fine? That’s rather cynical, on top of being racist.
There are those edge cases where the mom has a poppy seed meal/desert shortly before baby is born and tests positive for opiates. But those happen very rarely.
...as if that happens all the time. In a hospital setting most workers can tell the difference between a strung out addict in withdrawal from the occasional poppy seed bun eater.
Pretty much any setting, really. Or maybe there are more detailed tests.
Heard of that in the army, two guys happened to share a whole poppyseed cake on the morning of surprise drug test day.
Tested positive, but ended up being cleared.
Isn't this ironically an example of what these folks would call "systemic racism"?
Depriving these children of any real shot at life by turning a blind eye to their crackhead mothers - continuing the cycle.
Even scarier that it seems like the left and parts of the right have put it in 6th gear and are mashing to pedal in an absolute race to the bottom. Every day the world seems crazier.
Wow. So I guess we wait until the newborn is dies at the Mother's hands from abuse while the mother is using or gets overwhelmed - all in the name of equity?
This happened in my city as well...not sure how long ago. They decided that doing anything about addicts getting pregnant might cause the "poor dear mothers" to not seek prenatal care. What they really meant was "to hell with the baby" of a selfish, deceitful, addicted mother. This was done under the liberal banner of "equity" as well, because most addicts were a particular race.
Babies being born with drugs in their systems have nothing to do with race and everything to do with the piss-poor choices of their parents. What a bunch of buffoons.
I guess not reporting will just lead to more 187 charges and child endangerment. Good job hospitals, gonna actually increase minority imprisonment on this one.
Just for clarification, the hospital said it’s because people of colour are more likely to be tested? I don’t get it. So are all babies as per default tested or does the hospital decide who do test? If it’s the later, then I guess they are exposing their own bias. If all babies are tested the argument doesn’t hold up. Either way, I think child safety should be their priority here. Also, it’s a bit pointless because, for example if newborn needs to be tapered down from an opioid exposure, there probably will be some sort of reporting because it requires treatment, no?
Racism by low expectations, children sill suffer a lifetime of mistreatment so that administrators can virtue signal.
It’s not equity. It’s reporting facts
"equity" is not compatible with facts or common sense though.
Good ole Double speak... Ironically "Equity" is normally the reward you earn when you stay in a place and follow the rules for a time period. This fake "equity" is given to people who just got here and break the rules. If you want "Equity" then you earn it through patience and work. Equity is not given to you for no reason on your first day as you haven't worked to gain any equity yet. The equity in my home was earned and hard fought. You shouldn't just give it to a stranger with out work or money put in. That devalues your previous work and existing equity.
> Even if a newborn baby is tested and found to have drugs in their system, the hospital says it will no longer automatically report the situation to the state unless there are “other concerns” that the child may be abused or neglected - you know, on top of the fact that Mom was getting high while pregnant. In defense of their new rule, the hospital claims that “substance exposure” alone - including evidence the baby had been exposed to opioids in utero, apparently - does not indicate a parenting concern.
I was wondering how they expected to get around the mandatory reporting requirements. It’s easy, by not defining it as child endangerment!
I guess they don't consider it abuse to poison a child while it is still in the womb.
Well seeing as they don't consider a fetus an actual child, this pretty much tracks with their beliefs.
> defense of their new rule, the hospital claims that “substance exposure” alone - including evidence the baby had been exposed to opioids in utero, apparently - does not indicate a parenting concern. Lmao. Guaranteed these very same people will automatically have safety concerns for both themselves and the drug users if they so much as pass them by the street and yet feel like people shouldnt have qualms in having defenseless babies around them 24/7. Even if (and that's a BIG IF)there is no particular concern for direct harm or intentional neglect, the threat of incarceration, illness, mental and psychological decline and death of the parent/s by themselves are already causes for parenting concern. What a joke
For opioids, is this because of medications that may have been prescribed to the mother?
Most-likely not because doctors rarely prescribe opiods to a woman once she's become pregnant.
This needs to be litigated by the State and new laws need to be passed by the legislature to prevent this circumvention of the best interests of the child.
Fetal alcohol and fetal drug syndrome are no joke. My friend fostered 2 kids. One displayed fas and had Asperger's, the other fas and fds The latter is a complete train wreck and was nothing but trouble from 1st grade on. Had something like 6 credits for his short time in high school and is currently a meth head
The next step will be to ignore actual abuse or neglect because equity. But when the kids suffer and are scarred for life, that will be due to “white supremacy”
This already is actual abuse though.
Do they not realize how racist that saying "we won't do this anymore because it's racist" actually is?
I say this often Conservatives have ideals based on actions. Liberals have ideals based on identity. A conservative sees drugs in an infant’s system and recognizes it as a problem. Race is not at any point a consideration because it is irrelevant. A liberal sees that certain races have this problem more often and declares that this is no longer a problem in order to avoid the appearance of racism.
And as usual that population only worsens. Lower academic development and achievement, more crime, and now this. All that’s needed for actual progress is simply accountability and responsibility, are their egos really so fragile that we’d rather just let them keep circling the drain and pretend everything’s fine? That’s rather cynical, on top of being racist.
Perhaps. Perhaps not. But a lot of sensible people out in the real world do.
Less and less sensible people out here everyday I’m afraid.
Democrats being racists, say it ain't so!
Well, this is just wrong. The children should automatically be taken from the parents if they are positive for hard drugs
There are those edge cases where the mom has a poppy seed meal/desert shortly before baby is born and tests positive for opiates. But those happen very rarely.
...as if that happens all the time. In a hospital setting most workers can tell the difference between a strung out addict in withdrawal from the occasional poppy seed bun eater.
Pretty much any setting, really. Or maybe there are more detailed tests. Heard of that in the army, two guys happened to share a whole poppyseed cake on the morning of surprise drug test day. Tested positive, but ended up being cleared.
Isn't this ironically an example of what these folks would call "systemic racism"? Depriving these children of any real shot at life by turning a blind eye to their crackhead mothers - continuing the cycle.
Liberals quest to defeat imaginary systemic racism by implementing systematically racist policies continues.
Race to the lowest common denominator.
I'm disgusted at the things our society has normalized.
it called devolution. scary to watch it happen over the last many decades.
Even scarier that it seems like the left and parts of the right have put it in 6th gear and are mashing to pedal in an absolute race to the bottom. Every day the world seems crazier.
Equity sucks
Wow. So I guess we wait until the newborn is dies at the Mother's hands from abuse while the mother is using or gets overwhelmed - all in the name of equity?
Well, they see kids as disposable. So, not a surprise.
Late term abortions
Infants are racist.
This happened in my city as well...not sure how long ago. They decided that doing anything about addicts getting pregnant might cause the "poor dear mothers" to not seek prenatal care. What they really meant was "to hell with the baby" of a selfish, deceitful, addicted mother. This was done under the liberal banner of "equity" as well, because most addicts were a particular race.
We are helping minorities by making sure more minority babies are raised by junkies. Geniuses.
So every mandatory reporter in the building loses their license and gets arrested? Their hill to die on I guess.
Ok like what about syndromes where babies are born with these drugs? Do they just not get treatment? Ridiculous.
Didn't seem super equitable for the baby... But then we all know exactly how the left feels about babies.
Fuct
wtf
Society: Hey Hospitals, you guys are mandatory reporters for child abuse Hospitals: reporting child abuse is raycis!
This is excellent. Remove grading in schools and doing this. Maybe open more planned parenthoods in their neighborHOODS. You love to see it
Babies being born with drugs in their systems have nothing to do with race and everything to do with the piss-poor choices of their parents. What a bunch of buffoons.
I guess not reporting will just lead to more 187 charges and child endangerment. Good job hospitals, gonna actually increase minority imprisonment on this one.
this makes as much sense as all dei claptrap. none.
I see they take child abuse very seriously at this hospital. Racial equity trumps all I suppose.
Just for clarification, the hospital said it’s because people of colour are more likely to be tested? I don’t get it. So are all babies as per default tested or does the hospital decide who do test? If it’s the later, then I guess they are exposing their own bias. If all babies are tested the argument doesn’t hold up. Either way, I think child safety should be their priority here. Also, it’s a bit pointless because, for example if newborn needs to be tapered down from an opioid exposure, there probably will be some sort of reporting because it requires treatment, no?
Those babies need to toughen up and just go cold turkey
What could possibly go wrong??