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Melissa Robinson: I would like for women to
know that it's necessary

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to know their rights to advocate for
yourself,

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ask questions continuously, assert yourself
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stand firm. I would say to the hospital, to
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hospital, explore options for further
testing that comes

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back sooner than three days, because these
are people's

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lives that you're holding in your

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hand. I would tell DHR

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that the policy is absolutely ridiculous and
it's

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inconsiderate because of the commonality of
false

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positives. Immediate opening,

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the immediate opening of a case on a mother
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asinine. Without further testing, there
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be a policy change as soon as possible

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that takes into account the mother and the
child

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sending a caseworker into a room, discussing
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safety plan to a mother who just gave

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birth is less than empathetic.

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Also, I feel like opening a case and

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leaving that on the record for years after
results

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come back that it was a false positive is
unnecessary

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and should be reconsidered.