Two U.S. senators are introducing bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal oversight of pregnancy care in prisons and jails after Georgia women testified about facing abuse and neglect.
The bill, known as the Births in Custody Reporting Act, would require states to give quarterly reports to the attorney general on the number of pregnant individuals in custody, their length of stay, and any births inside the facility or at a state hospital.
States that fail to provide these statistics would face up to a 10% reduction in federal funding.
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