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Grace Smith
A lawyer who was falsely accused of using methamphetamines during childbirth. She had to fight to get her baby back from child protective services.
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Aug 9, 2025
• 50min
She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad. Child Services Took Her Baby.
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Shoshana Walter, a reporter with The Marshall Project, dives into the troubling consequences of inaccurate drug testing on mothers. Susan Horton shares her harrowing experience of having her newborn taken away after a false positive from eating a poppy seed salad. Grace Smith recounts her battle against wrongful accusations of drug use during childbirth. They explore the systemic issues surrounding these tests, highlighting the emotional toll on families and the urgent need for reform in child protective services and hospital drug testing practices.
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