Arizona Inducing the Labor of Pregnant Prisoners Against Their Will

Date:  01-08-2023 Three women said they were told by prison medical providers they were being induced because it was a policy of the Arizona Department of Corrections

From azcentral.com: The Arizona Department of Corrections is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, according to three women incarcerated at the Perryville prison in Buckeye. The women say they were forced to have their labor induced, despite wanting to have a spontaneous birth. Medical records reviewed by The Arizona Republic show all three women were induced before their due dates. The women consented to have their medical information released. Stephanie Pearson and Desiree Romero had their labor induced at 39 weeks gestation in 2022. Jocelyn Heffner was induced in the 37th week of gestation on two separate occasions during separate incarcerations in 2020 and 2022. Continue reading >>>