Posts Tagged ‘medical’
Medical Child Abuse: Justin’s Story
Imagine taking your 35-day-old infant, who had been ill since birth and under medical care, into the hospital due to vomiting and being told that the CT scans showed “an acute skull fracture” (p. 33). In reality, baby Justin did not have a skull fracture, but no one knew that yet. His parents had no…
Read MoreMedical Child Abuse: Baby Richard’s Story
Imagine finding yourself accused of child abuse because you can’t explain how your four-week-old baby fractured his leg. That’s exactly what happened in the case of baby Richard. The parents simply took their 4-week-old baby boy to the hospital for a swollen leg, and then found themselves accused of abuse. To prevent losing custody, they…
Read MoreState of Parental Rights in America 2017
The Supreme Court once declared, “This primary role of parents in the upbringing of their children is now established beyond debate as an enduring American tradition.” Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972) at 232. So, how are we doing with that “enduring American tradition” today? Unfortunately, not so well. Even with advances in some…
Read More"Medical Ethics Concerns" in Review
Writing for the Family Defense Center in Chicago, George J. Barry and Diane L. Redleaf published their criticism of the sub-specialty of child abuse pediatrics. In studying the day-to-day practices of the profession, Barry and Redleaf found that more often than not the “experts” violate several core principles adopted and recognized by the American Medical…
Read MoreMother Arrested – Maryann Godboldo
Detroit resident Maryann Godboldo was arrested in 2011 after a 10-hour standoff with police and CPS who claimed she was not giving her daughter proper medication. The state later discontinued the medication as well, returned the daughter, and dropped the charges – until the appeals court and prosecutors in 2013 opted to go after her…
Read MoreNo Questioning Allowed – Scott and Jody Ferris
According to HSLDA, who is representing the Ferrises, “Scott and Jody Ferris faced hostile medical staff during Jodi’s postpartum care and lost custody of their newborn daughter when they simply questioned whether certain medical procedures were necessary.” [emphasis added] Thankfully, a judge returned their daughter the next day. The family sued “the hospital workers and a…
Read More"Bad Medicine" May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered
New Legal Paper Challenges the Charge of Medical Child Abuse The latest volume of the UC Davis Law Review features a powerful article by Maxine Eichner, J.D., Ph. D., which we are honored to make available to you at the Parental Rights Foundation website. In “Bad Medicine: Parents, the State, and the Charge of ‘Medical…
Read MoreFamily Forced to Flee the Country – Sarah Hershberger
In Ohio, an Amish family was forced to flee the country to spare their daughter unwanted and dangerous chemo-therapy, including a cocktail of drugs not approved for children by the FDA. Reports indicate the girl now appears healthy through natural means.
Read MoreTaking Children to Experiment? – Hannah and Kayla Diegel
[Photo Credit: A Miracle for Two Sisters] In April of 2014, the CPS/DCS took two sisters at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital into custody claiming medical abuse. About a week before, the mother had requested transfer to another doctor when she suspected that the doctors wanted to experiment on her children due to their rare medical…
Read MoreHospital Malpractice Coverup?
Sara and Padraig Keenan A family in New York found themselves facing allegations of child abuse after their infant died; they contended the charge was fabricated to cover up the hospital’s own serious errors in the child’s treatment. The couple also had their older two children taken from their care, but returned after two autopsies…
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