Friday, June 10, 2005
 
It Takes A Village To Seize a Child
State seizes cancer-stricken girl:
    Child welfare officials seized a 12-year-old cancer patient from her parents, saying they were blocking radiation treatment that doctors say she needs.
State officials even issued an Amber Alert for a the child, who was in the custody of her parents:
    Last week, authorities issued an Amber Alert to gain temporary custody of Katie after receiving an anonymous tip about possible neglect. She was found with her mother at a family ranch, about 80 miles west of Corpus Christi near Freer, on Saturday.
Certainly, the mother must face some charges:
    Michele Wernecke was arrested on charges of interfering with child custody and was released Monday after posting $50,000 bond.
Intefering with the state that wants to take custody of your child.

Illinois? Massachusetts? No. Texas.

Friends, I am not for denying treatment of cancer-stricken kids, but I do fear allowing states to seize children from their parents when experts think the children are not being raised healthy. Because it's a matter of degree and not kind that prevents Departments of Protecting The CHILDREN from seizing children from homes that serve too much soda, and government departments always turn up the heat.


- posted by Brian J. @ 6:53 AM
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