- Tammy Loertscher jailed following disclosure she’d used drugs in the past
- Federal civil rights suit planned in Wisconsin case
A federal civil rights lawsuit is being filed on behalf of a Wisconsin woman who was jailed and placed in solitary confinement because she allegedly used methamphetamines while pregnant, an act authorities there said abused her 14-week-old fetus.
Tamara “Tammy” Loertscher, 30, was jailed about a week after she sought prenatal care at a Mayo Clinic branch in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. While trying to have a serious thyroid condition and depression treated, Loertscher disclosed that she had previously used drugs, and doctors there tested her urine for metabolites.
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