Lost Pregnancies Aren’t Reported in Ohio Jails. A Lawmaker Has a Fix.

Lost Pregnancies Aren’t Reported in Ohio Jails. A Lawmaker Has a Fix.

The Cleveland Democrat says “all babies should count,” — regardless of whether their mother is behind bars — to ensure access to healthcare for pregnant women.

Lost pregnancies aren’t reported in Ohio jails. A lawmaker has a fix.

An Ohio lawmaker plans to introduce legislation requiring county jails to report pregnancy outcomes. State Rep. Terrence Upchurch, a Democrat from Cleveland, called it “problematic” that Ohio does not require jails to report pregnancy outcomes. The lack of data, he said, raises questions over whether women receive proper maternal care in jails. State Rep. Terrence Upchurch, a Cleveland Democrat, plans to introduce legislation requiring county ja…

Ohio lawmaker wants to require jails to report pregnancy outcomes – The Land

Linda Acoff was 17 weeks pregnant and pleading for help, but an investigation found Cuyahoga County Jail staff delayed proper medical care. An autopsy of her fetus showed she lost her pregnancy due to a common infection that went untreated. [Maddie McGarvey for The Marshall Project] This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – Cleveland, a nonprofit news team covering Ohio’s criminal justice systems, and News 5 Cleveland…