Judge Orders Justina Pelletier To Be Put In Foster Care

[pcosmar]

JUDGE ORDERS JUSTINA PELLETIER TO BE PUT IN FOSTER CARE

Well,, at least she will be cared for,,

 

[CaseyJones]

Update: Report: Mass. DCF 'Actively Working' to Return Justina Pelletier to Her Parents

http://westhartford.patch.com/group...ng-to-return-justina-pelletier-to-her-parents

A year-long custody battle between a West Hartford family and the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) could be coming to a close with the ending that the family has sought all along — for their 15-year-old daughter Justina Pelletier to come home.

The Massachusetts DCF is "actively working" to return Justina to her parents, in Connecticut, under the care of their preferred health provider, Tufts Medical Center, according to a report published Friday evening by WCVB in Boston.

The news was bittersweet for the family, as it came the same day that their weekly visit with Justina was cancelled by the DCF because a media outlet was present, WCVB reports. It also comes just days after a judge in the controversial case had expressed an openness to Justina returning home to her parents

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I hope all of you learn from the "mistakes" of the Pelletiers.

BEWARE OF TAKING YOUR CHILDREN TO A HOSPITAL UNLESS THE DOCTOR AND STAFF ARE NOT STATISTS.

BEWARE OF TAKING YOUR CHILDREN TO A SCHOOL UNLESS THE TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE NOT STATISTS.

If you have children, do not get along with your neighbors or they are statists who can hear what's going on in your house then consider moving.

This bears repeating.

JUDGE ORDERS JUSTINA PELLETIER TO BE PUT IN FOSTER CARE

Well,, at least she will be cared for,,

I love the scene where he drops that typewriter on her head. That was hilarious. Can't remember how he finished her off after that, but I remember it was awesome.

 

[Anti Federalist]

DCF Working To Send Teen In Medical Dispute Back To Connecticut

February 28, 2014 12:29 PM

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/...-teen-in-medical-dispute-back-to-connecticut/

BOSTON (CBS) – The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families confirmed Friday it’s working to send a teenager at the center of a bitter state custody dispute back to her home state of Connecticut.

The agency also announced that Tufts Medical Center will soon begin overseeing the treatment of 15-year-old Justina Pelletier, an apparent victory for her parents.

Pelletier has spent the past year in Massachusetts state custody undergoing psychiatric treatment as her parents and doctors at Children’s Hospital clashed over her diagnosis and treatment.

Pelletier had been a patient at Tufts undergoing treatment for mitochondrial disease — a rare and controversial disorder where the body’s cells can’t produce energy, triggering chronic fatigue and severe digestive problems.

But when the Pelletiers brought Justina into the Children’s Hospital emergency room last February, doctors quickly diagnosed her problems as psychiatric.

When the Pelletiers objected, Children’s brought in DCF and the state took custody of Justina, essentially ruling her parents were committing medical child abuse by pursuing medical rather than psychological treatment.

A judge later ruled in favor of keeping Justina in state custody.

“Our primary goal has always been the health and well-being of Justina. We want the parents to be able to work with the providers and courts to ultimately move Justina back to her home state of Connecticut,” DCF spokesman Alex Loftus said in a statement Friday.

It does not appear that Pelletier would be returned to the custody of her parents as part of the move to Connecticut.

The statement from Loftus only says that the state is trying “to find an appropriate placement near her home.”

It also notes that a medical team from Tufts has been chosen to care for Pelletier, which is in line with her parents’ wishes.

Children’s has declined comment on the complicated case, other than insisting it has the patient’s best interests at heart.

 

[roho76]

Finally. These poor people. These governments goons and their hospital counterparts need to be dealt with justly.

 

[Lucille]

Update on the Justina Pelletier Case
https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/update-on-the-justina-pelletier-case/

An attorney who has been helping the Pelletiers has this more detailed review and new update at the Blaze. The attorney states that he has gotten the DCF judge to drop the “contempt” charges (against Mr. Pelletier for violating the gag order) and end the gag order altogether. And the attorney has gotten the Boston Children’s doctors to allow Justina to return for treatment with her previous doctor at Tufts, along with several other doctors as a team.

But actual custody of Justina is to remain with the state. They have literally been holding this girl against her will and against her parents’ will, as a ward of the state, really a hostage of government bureaucrats, and they continue to do so, criminally in my view.

As I wrote in that initial blog post, the Children’s Hospital doctors — not the gastroenterologists Justina was supposed to see but psychiatrists who seized her case — had told Mr. Pelletier that Justina’s condition was “all in her head” and her new treatment was to be a form of “behavior modification.” This “behavior modification” for these people is really an ideology in my view. Not really a practice of behavior modification that could be useful when people have anxiety or panic disorders, etc., but in this telling case, it really becomes a cultish ideology when these doctors totally disregard the previous doctors’ valid diagnosis and treatments, in the name of instilling such a “behavior modification” onto a clearly physically sick patient. (There are indications which show that the “doctors” at Children’s Hospital may have been using Justina as research material, against her will or that of her parents, but that would probably be difficult to prove, I think. Look for that kind of stuff under ObamaCare. But I digress.)

But one big challenge to the Tufts doctors is whether or not they will actively expose the Children’s Hospital doctors as not just engaging in malpractice but as criminally negligent and dangerous physicians, which, in my opinion, they clearly seem to be. Alas, like those good cops out there (yes, there probably are some) who either cover up for the bad cops or if they do act as whistleblowers they are fired or severely ostracized, I will not hold my breath for the Tufts doctors to act as whistleblowers. Call me a pessimist, oh well.

The medical establishment has not changed much in the past century. And now with ObamaCare/Single Payer/SovietCare, those doctors who don’t mind being government bureaucrats will stay in or join the field, and those who believe in patients’ rights and “first do no harm” will leave.

[...] always get a second opinion, especially in a case as serious as the Pelletiers. Those Children’s Hospital psychiatrists refused to allow that family to get a second opinion. For those who find themselves in a situation in which “doctors” don’t allow you to get a second opinion, in my view those “doctors” must be criminally charged with endangerment. And that’s what I have to say about that.

 

[green73]

Judge Awards ‘Permanent’ Custody Of Justina Pelletier To State

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/03/25/judge-awards-permanent-custody-of-justina-pelletier-to-state/

 

[Lucille]

Criminal.

 

[seyferjm]

Sickening

 

[Lucille]

Mat Staver, attorney and founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, told TheBlaze that as he understands the order, filed Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Children and Families will retain custody of Justina for now.

“This is just completely unacceptable. The family asked us to pursue any other opportunities and appeals,” Staver said. “The family is beyond fed-up.”

In response to the Boston Globe’s report that the state will retain “permanent” custody, Staver said, “there’s no way they could have done that.”

“I’ll have to look into that more, but I can’t imagine this is the case in this situation,” he said.

Staver’s own motion to be formally admitted onto the case as an attorney for Lou and Linda Pelletier was denied by the judge.

The family’s spokesman Rev. Patrick Mahoney also told TheBlaze Tuesday night that, in his understanding, the ruling is not meant to imply that Justina will never be returned to her parents.

“It’s not a lie, but it’s not 100 percent accurate,” Mahoney told TheBlaze. “In putting the word ['permanent'] out without explaining it, it appears to the casual reader that somehow the Pelletiers have completely lost of Justina until she’s 18 years old and that’s not the case.”
[...]
The agency also clarified that the authority remains with the court to rule on custody matters. Staver said the Pelletiers will be allowed to file another motion with the court to try and obtain custody again through the legal system on May 25.
[...]
Keith Mason, president of Personhood USA, which is a part of the Free Justina coalition, said with each delay it seems like Justina is “being treated worse than a piece of property.”

The family also contends that Justina has not been seen by any physicians at Tufts Medical Center, which is now leading her medical team that includes physicians from other hospitals as well, after Johnston put Tufts in charge of her medical care earlier this month.

The Pelletiers say their daughter’s health is deteriorating. Two weeks ago at the one in-person visit they’re allowed per week with her, they said they noticed marks on her stomach that were worrying enough that they called them to the attention of Justina’s caretakers, who took her to the emergency room the next day.

Jennifer Pelletier, Justina’s sister, said in the most recent visit, Justina’s legs were more swollen and she lost feeling in her feet.

Watch Jennifer Pelletier’s assessment of her sister’s physical state, which she called “scary,”
[...]
“A child’s health and welfare are hanging in the balance. We cannot continue to withhold treatment from this young girl,” Staver said.

“DCF has abused its authority. DCF had no right to come between Justina and medical care,” Staver continued, noting that DCF said it would not bring Justina to Tufts until after Tuesday’s decision.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...custody-of-justina-pelletier-to-state-agency/

 

[Lucille]

http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/our-modern-salem-witch-doctors/

There is a terrific article on the Justina Pelletier case at the website of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights by Kelly Patricia O’Meara, titled Modern Day Salem—Boston Psychiatric Unit’s Imprisonment of Teenager Justina Pelletier Needs State Investigation into Reckless Endangerment of Psychiatric Diagnosing.

O’Meara compares to the the Salem witch trials the Children’s Hospital psychiatrists who recklessly ignored Justina’s medical diagnosis and treatment in favor of a subjective, non-scientifically verifiable psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.

The article highlights the DFC and psychiatrists’ obsessive zeal in continuing Justina’s psychiatric treatment despite their causing her condition to dangerously deteriorate. The writer points out some of the discrepancies between the DCF social workers’ court testimony and their prior discussions with Justina’s original medical doctor, and discrepancies between the Children’s Hospital psychiatrists guidelines for Justina’s case and those same doctors’ statements published in earlier research papers:
[...]
So not only do these so-called medical practitioners forcibly take over the case of a child who is being treated for Mitochondrial Disease, which had indeed been medically and scientifically verified through exploratory surgery, so the “doctors” can implement their ideology of behavior modification. But these schnooks are apparently doing what they can to cover up their criminally negligent treatment of an innocent child.
[...]
Apparently Justina’s father, Lou Pelletier is ready to file a “writ of habeas corpus in Massachusetts Supreme Court for ‘wrongful imprisonment’,” according to ABC News. And who can blame him?

The Pelletiers really need to press a multitude of criminal charges against the Children’s Hospital doctors as well as the DCF social workers who have been complicit in causing Justina’s condition to deteriorate as it has.

The aforementioned Citizens Commission on Human Rights article concludes:

Additionally, under the United Nation’s 2013 Report by the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Pelletiers certainly could claim Justina’s human rights have been violated: “Medical care that causes severe suffering for no justifiable reason can be considered cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and if there is State involvement and specific intent, it is torture.”

Surely, when a child’s life is at stake, even the governing bodies overseeing those institutions that claim to represent the best interests of children, would demand proof of the medical diagnosis. Or is it possible that Massachusetts has so easily forgotten the dreadful prosecutions of Salem, born from rumor, speculation and belief?

 

[Lucille]

See The Shocking Letter State-Abducted 15 Year Old Smuggled To Her Parents
He explained that the correspondence “reveals for the first time, in Justina’s own words, how she is being abused by Massachusetts DCF.”
http://www.westernjournalism.com/teen-smuggles-heartrending-letter-parents-alleging-abuse/

Not only did authorities seize the teen when her parents questioned the medical advice of a recently graduated doctor who thought her diagnosed illness was all in her head; the DCF has since limited visitation to one supervised hour a week and has not allowed her parents to take photos of their daughter. As a last-ditch effort to reunite the family, the Pelletiers have taken their case to the state Supreme Court.

Lawyers for the family claim the former competitive skater’s health is deteriorating as state officials are refusing treatment that her doctors prescribed prior to this devastating ordeal.

Compounding the nightmare, Justina’s parents are prohibited from speaking openly about her treatment while in the state’s custody. The resourceful teen, however, has been able to pass secret messages along to her family.
[...]
The latest, according to reports, should send chills down any parent’s spine. Justina’s father, Lou, released part of a hastily written note he received during a recent visit. The teen describes both physical and mental abuse, saying her captors “hurt me all the time, push me all the time and more.” She also alleges DCF officials prevent her from sleeping. Her note urged her parents to act quickly in her defense.

A family spokesperson, Rev. Patrick Mahoney, released a statement indicating Justina’s parents “are devastated to see how their daughter is being mistreated while under the custody of the State of Massachusetts.”

He explained that the correspondence “reveals for the first time, in Justina’s own words, how she is being abused by Massachusetts DCF.”

Reports also indicate that the teen – now confined to a wheelchair despite the fact that, upon her seizure by the state, she was an active teen – is being denied access to church and a proper education.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...y-penned-by-justina-pelletier-to-her-parents/

She’s very intelligent and figures out ways to sneak us stuff,” he said. “She’s been risking life and limb to get any bit of information to us.”

“She’s being allowed to be tortured in this country, I’ll leave it at that,” he said.

“This shocking note reveals for the first time, in Justina’s own words, how she is being abused by Massachusetts DCF. The Pelletiers are devastated to see how their daughter is being mistreated while under the custody of the State of Massachusetts,” Rev. Patrick Mahoney, the Pelletier’s spokesperson, said in a statement.

 

[Origanalist]

See The Shocking Letter State-Abducted 15 Year Old Smuggled To Her Parents
He explained that the correspondence “reveals for the first time, in Justina’s own words, how she is being abused by Massachusetts DCF.”
http://www.westernjournalism.com/teen-smuggles-heartrending-letter-parents-alleging-abuse/

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...y-penned-by-justina-pelletier-to-her-parents/

American Horror Story. How much evidence do we need to see this country has gone completely off the rails? You have the liberty to do as you're told. And you better like it.

 

[asurfaholic]

Words don't express the rage this story makes me feel with every development.

 

[satchelmcqueen]

The parents screwed up. At the first sign of trouble they should have picked the child up, walked out of the hospital and returned to their home state. Legally nobody could have stopped them at that point. Giving up their child in fear of "security personnel" is their own damn fault. Now they know better.

things arent always as easy as they would seem.

 

[Lucille]

Hospital Hackers Misguided; Justina Pelletier Still Being Held Involuntarily
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog...ina-pelletier-still-being-held-involuntarily/

...I am totally against any hacking into the hospital’s website without authorization, sabotage or other acts of property destruction or aggression as a means of expressing a cause. In my opinion, whoever committed such acts against the hospital’s and Wayside’s websites had committed criminal acts. But, had the parents taken Justina out of the hospital even with the help of armed guards, against the will of the government’s dictators, of course that would be risky on their part, but I would certainly support them if they had done that. The real criminals in that instance are the doctors, hospital administrators, DCF social workers and their enforcers who have abducted the girl and have been holding her in a state of imprisonment in addition to endangering her life by withholding medical treatment. Human beings who have been taken hostage by false “authorities” (government, medical or otherwise), and whose lives are being physically harmed by the captors, have a right to escape to safety, either by themselves or with the help of others.

Another notable event yesterday was the confrontation between a representative of the Pelletier family, the Rev. Patrick Mahoney, and Gov. Deval Patrick. Pelletier family supporters have been urging Gov. Patrick to step in and personally intervene in getting Justina back home with her family. According to the Blaze, Mahoney referred to a letter by Patrick to a Massachusetts state representative, mentioning a judge’s decision on Justina’s fate “based on a detailed record of the history of neglect in the home,” even though Justina’s father had stated that no Massachusetts DCF people ever visited them at home, but Connecticut DCF did visit them and found no evidence of neglect or abuse there. (In other words, Patrick is full of it here.) A video of the confrontation is on the Blaze article.

 

[Origanalist]

Hospital Hackers Misguided; Justina Pelletier Still Being Held Involuntarily
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog...ina-pelletier-still-being-held-involuntarily/

Thanks for keeping this story bumped Lucille.

 

[Origanalist]

Justina Pelletier, teen at center of medical custody battle, transferred to new facility in Connecticut, family says;

The teen at the center of a custody battle triggered by differing diagnoses by two Massachusetts hospitals was transferred Monday from the Bay State to a facility in her home state of Connecticut, her family told FoxNews.com.

The transfer of 15-year-old Justina Pelletier to a facility in Thompson, Conn., comes a day after the family claims they were denied a visit with their daughter in her Framingham, Mass., facility on Mother's Day.

"She needs medical and physical therapy, which she hasn't been getting. This is just a lateral move," her father, Lou Pelletier, told FoxNews.com as he was traveling Monday from the family's West Hartford home to see his daughter.

The Pelletiers said the new facility is "only 15 minutes closer" than where Justina was being held in Massachusetts. The girl is supposed to arrive at the JRI Susan Wayne Center for Excellence in Thompson by 2:30 p.m., her father said.

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families took emergency custody of Justina on Valentine’s Day 2013 after doctors at Tufts Medical Center, which had been treating her for a rare condition, and doctors as Boston Children’s Hospital, clashed over the cause of her medical problems, which included difficulty eating and walking.

"This weekend, we were working with Justina and her family to ensure Justina would be able to make a successful transition from Wayside to the facility closer to her family and home in Connecticut," the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families said Monday in a statement. At JRI, she will receive medical, educational and rehabilitation services."

At Tufts, Justina had been treated for mitochondrial disease, a group of rare genetic disorders affecting cellular energy production. When Justina began experiencing some gastrointestinal problems, the Tufts doctor treating her, Dr. Mark Korson, wanted the girl to visit Dr. Alejandro Flores at Boston Children's Hospital, according to the family's attorney, Phil Moran. Flores had treated Justina in the past, Moran said, and Korson thought it beneficial for the teen to see a gastroenterologist.

Justina was taken by ambulance to Boston Children's Hospital because she was in a wheelchair at the time and a heavy snowstorm was blanketing the region. To her family's surprise, she was diagnosed with somatoform disorder -- a mental condition in which a patient experiences symptoms that are real but have no physical or biological explanation.

The Pelletier family rejected the new psychiatric diagnosis and wanted to bring Justina back to Tufts. After tempers flared between the Pelletiers and staff at Boston Children's, the hospital notified the state that it suspected the parents of medical child abuse.

The girl was kept at Boston Children’s psychiatric ward for nearly a year before being moved to the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network facility in Framingham, Mass.

In March, Massachusetts juvenile court Judge Joseph Johnston issued a four-page ruling blasting Pelletier’s parents for being verbally abusive and complicating efforts to bring the family together. The Pelletiers, meanwhile, have claimed the Bay State bureaucracy has been aligned against the family from the beginning.

Pelletier has claimed Johnson ignored the testimony of his daughter's original doctors, who stand by the diagnosis of mitochondrial disease. Since the ordeal began, more than a year ago, the Pelletiers have only been allowed hourly visits each week with their daughter, whose condition, they say, has deteriorated. She has not attended school or church since the family lost custody of her, he said.

Secretary of Health and Human Services John Polanowicz announced last week that Justina will be transferred to the Connecticut facility as part of a multi-step process in reuniting her with her family. A judge will make the final decision to return Justina to her family.

Justina's parents, however, have claimed the move is "not at all meant as a step toward regaining custody" and called it "barbaric."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/1...oxnews/national+(Internal+-+US+Latest+-+Text)

 

[Lucille]

Thanks for the update, O.

Secretary of Health and Human Services John Polanowicz announced last week that Justina will be transferred to the Connecticut facility as part of a multi-step process in reuniting her with her family. A judge will make the final decision to return Justina to her family.

"Multi-step process," for what fucking purpose? To let the Peltiers know who's boss, and to further torture that poor family over their contempt of the system that is abusing their daughter.

 

[Suzanimal]

I hope this works out and the family gets reunited.

Justina Pelletier makes tearful plea to judge, asking to go home

Justina Pelletier, the Connecticut teen taken from her family more than a year ago by Massachusetts officials after her parents took her to a hospital for help, made a tearful plea to the Bay State family court judge who holds her fate in his hands.

In the 45-second, videotaped plea, first posted on a Facebook page set up by supporters of the 15-year-old, Justina is seen sitting in a chair and pleading plaintively with Massachusetts juvenile court Judge Joseph Johnston.

"All I really want is to be with my family and friends," the girl says, her voice faltering at times. "You can do it. You're the one that's judging this. Please let me go home."

Justina also directs her plea to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, whose state Department of Children and Families made the initial decision to commit the girl to state care on Valentine’s Day 2013 after doctors at Tufts Medical Center, which had been treating her for a rare condition, and doctors as Boston Children’s Hospital clashed over the cause of her medical problems, which included difficulty eating and walking.

Justina was moved last month from the Bay State to a facility in Thompson, Conn. Her family is now somewhat closer to her, but still angry that their daughter can't come home.

At Tufts, Justina had been treated for mitochondrial disease, a group of rare genetic disorders affecting cellular energy production. When Justina began experiencing some gastrointestinal problems, the Tufts doctor treating her, Dr. Mark Korson, wanted the girl to visit Dr. Alejandro Flores at Boston Children's Hospital, according to the family's attorney, Phil Moran. Flores had treated Justina in the past, Moran said, and Korson thought it beneficial for the teen to see a gastroenterologist.

Justina was taken by ambulance to Boston Children's Hospital because she was in a wheelchair at the time and a heavy snowstorm was blanketing the region. To her family's surprise, she was diagnosed with somatoform disorder -- a mental condition in which a patient experiences symptoms that are real but have no physical or biological explanation.

The Pelletier family rejected the new psychiatric diagnosis and wanted to bring Justina back to Tufts. After tempers flared between the Pelletiers and staff at Boston Children's, the hospital notified the state that it suspected the parents of medical child abuse.

The girl was kept at Boston Children’s psychiatric ward for nearly a year before being moved to the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network facility in Framingham, Mass.

In March, Johnston issued a four-page ruling blasting Pelletier’s parents for being verbally abusive and complicating efforts to bring the family together. The Pelletiers, meanwhile, have claimed the Bay State bureaucracy has been aligned against the family from the beginning.

(Contempt of Judge?)

Pelletier has claimed Johnson ignored the testimony of his daughter's original doctors, who stand by the diagnosis of mitochondrial disease. Since the ordeal began, more than a year ago, the Pelletiers have only been allowed hourly visits each week with their daughter, whose condition, they say, has deteriorated. She has not attended school or church since the family lost custody of her, he said.

Last week, attorneys from Liberty Counsel, which represents the Pelletier family, filed a motion with Johnston requesting that Justina be returned to her home. The Massachusetts agency indicated that it will not object to the motion, according to Liberty attorneys.

“Today is a significant event for Justina and the Pelletier family,” said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “We believe and hope that the Pelletier family will soon be reunited,” said Staver.

“After nearly 16 months of separation, Justina requires much healing - physically, emotionally, and spiritually,” said Staver. “The completion of the Plan is a very positive development and brings us almost full circle to where this process started, before DCF took custody of Justina: Tufts Medical Center is finally providing Justina’s healthcare once more,” said Staver.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...akes-tearful-plea-to-judge-asking-to-go-home/