Unruly Subjects
Unruly Subjects is a weekly show about politics and culture hosted by Chenjerai Kumanyika, media professor and Peabody Award-winning audio journalist. Each week, Chenjerai makes sense of the week’s struggles with some of his favorite people - thinkers, journalists, friends, and folks who can help us laugh through the pain.
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How the Informed Consent Coalition is Fighting the Family Policing System in Hospitals and Beyond
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This week’s show is about informed consent, pregnancy, drug testing, hospitals, and the family policing system. Specifically, we break down a form of surveillance called “test-and-report” that's being used to punish parents and newborns in medical settings. And we hear from a coalition that's been organizing against it.
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Chenjerai interviews Dr. Erinma Ukoha and Desseray Wright about their work with the Informed Consent Coalition and their fight against the family policing policy of "test-and-report".
Desseray Wright is a Parent and Policy advocate at the Bronx Defenders, where she works to challenge and transform the family regulation system. Dr. Ukoha is a board-certified obstetrician, gynecologist, and maternal fetal medicine specialist at the Mount Sinai Hospital. This interview was recorded just before Mother’s Day.
We also give you a sneak preview of the new season of Scene on Radio, which premieres on May 27th.
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Unruly Subjects is created in partnership with Rowhome Productions
Further reading & sources from this episode
Informed Consent New York
https://www.informedconsentny.com/
Bronx Defenders
https://www.instagram.com/bronxdefenders/
Movement for Family Power
