Organization Launches to Provide Support For Pregnant Incarcerated Women

"A new non-profit that helps advocate for better conditions for women in corrections facilities who are pregnant or caring for young children officially launched Friday night in Halifax.

Martha Paynter, a board member of the new organization and a student nurse at Dalhousie University, said being pregnant while incarcerated is a 'traumatic' experience."

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