Today there was a court hearing to determine the fate of Justina Pelletier, the teen who has been held over in a hospital for the past year against the wishes of her parents. Now the judge ordered Justina to be moved to a non-medical foster care facility! According to eyewitnesses, the mother collapsed in the courtroom and had to be taken to the hospital on a stretcher. The father, who has been speaking out as of late, came out yelling and crying.
About a dozen protestors were outside the courtroom ahead of the hearing, holding signs like "free Justina" and "you can't gag America", referring to the gag order that was placed on the parents for the past year.
The court should get the hell out of this family's life and let the parents care for their child the way they see fit. Justina was living an active, normal life before officials butted in; now her health has deteriorated and she is in a wheelchair. (For more information on this story, see post "Do Parents Have Rights To Their Children?).
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/24/report-judge-rules-to-put-justina-pelletier-in-foster-care/
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