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Overdoses Now a Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant Women

Overdoses Now a Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant Women
A direct supervision women’s bunkroom, which holds 58 inmates. Ten of the 44 women held here on Dec. 8, 2017, were actively detoxing from opioids, and the majority were on suicide watch. CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON/THE EPOCH TIMES
Katie Spence
Katie Spence
Freelance reporter
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Joanne Harrison Clough, a single mother and attorney raising her granddaughter, said that when her daughter, Emily, was pregnant, she sought in-person treatments for opioid addiction. However, no one was willing to accept her as a patient.

“She had a terrible time when she was pregnant,” Clough said. “We tried to get her in in-patient rehab, and no one would take her because she was 21 weeks pregnant, high-risk pregnancy. They would not take her.
Katie Spence
Katie Spence
Freelance reporter
Katie Spence is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times who covers energy, climate, and Colorado politics. She has also covered medical industry censorship and government collusion. Ms. Spence has more than 10 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Motley Fool and The Maverick Observer. She can be reached at: [email protected]
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