News (Media Awareness Project) - US MI: Drug Tests For Welfare Families |
| Title: | US MI: Drug Tests For Welfare Families |
| Published On: | 2002-10-19 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-21 22:08:40 |
MICHIGAN: DRUG TESTS FOR WELFARE FAMILIES
Families that receive welfare may have to take drug tests, the United
States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Cincinnati, ruled. It
held that the state's interest in protecting children, in public safety and
in not paying for illegal drugs was stronger than the recipients' right to
privacy. Earlier decisions had allowed testing students and people with
sensitive jobs. A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Graham A. Boyd, said the
ruling was the first to endorse testing parents.
Families that receive welfare may have to take drug tests, the United
States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Cincinnati, ruled. It
held that the state's interest in protecting children, in public safety and
in not paying for illegal drugs was stronger than the recipients' right to
privacy. Earlier decisions had allowed testing students and people with
sensitive jobs. A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Graham A. Boyd, said the
ruling was the first to endorse testing parents.
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