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Cherell Harrington, center, the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed Wednesday, March 11, 2020, naming Allegheny County and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as defendants, talks with her attorney Margaret S Coleman, left, in a law office in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Harrington gave birth to her third child at UPMC's Magee-Women's Hospital in November 2017. She says medical staff collected her urine without her consent and tested her for drugs. A second mother named in the suit, Deserae Cook listens at right. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Cherell Harrington, center, the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed Wednesday, March 11, 2020, naming Allegheny County and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as defendants, talks with her attorney Margaret S Coleman, left, in a law office in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Harrington gave birth to her third child at UPMC's Magee-Women's Hospital in November 2017. She says medical staff collected her urine without her consent and tested her for drugs. A second mothe…

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Mother sues hospital over drug test that led to abuse probe
March 11, 2020 1:02 p.m.

Mother sues hospital over drug test that led to abuse probe

A mother sued a Pittsburgh hospital Wednesday, saying it collected and tested her urine for drugs without her consent while she was in labor and reported a false positive result to protective services that resulted in a child abuse investigation.