Can someone give some cliff notes on Justina Pelletier

Apparently you didn't even read the article you linked.

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Justina has been caught in the middle of a high-profile medical dispute and child custody battle involving two major Boston hospitals, the state’s child protection agency, and the Pelletiers, who want to bring their daughter home.

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Yeah, this article didn't supply much of a backstory

From what I've read:

--girl was diagnosed with rare mitochondrial disorder a while back by Tufts Medical center
-- was brought into Boston Children's hospital for the flu, and the docs there decided she actually didn't have this mitochondrial disorder, but instead some other psychiatric disorder which made her invent the physical symptoms
--parents disagreed, BCH got DCFS involved, and basically got the girl committed without her parents' consent
--parents have had limited visitation with the girl

Seems like a lot of info is missing, possibly due to patient privacy laws and the hospitals not being able to talk about the case...everything you hear is from the parents' side, although now they have a gag order.

If this IS a case of parents not doing anything wrong, it's sad to think that this could happen in America.

(Sorry if I messed up some of the details, I haven't paid that close attention to the case.)

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Those are cliff's notes....surely. However, the OP should have asked for details. That gives none.

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eta: that^

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If this IS a case of parents not doing anything wrong, it's sad to think that this could happen in America.

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you clearly missed the story about the cops busting a girl's parents for smoking pot (while she was in bed asleep), took her away and the foster home caretaker murdered her.

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you clearly missed the story about the cops busting a girl's parents for smoking pot (while she was in bed asleep), took her away and the foster home caretaker murdered her.



Wait, what?!! Murdered who?

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Little Alexandria Hill in Round Rock, Texas was taken from her biological parents who were accused of neglecting her because they are pot smokers. The couple was charged with “neglectful supervision,” but claimed to only smoke pot after they put their daughter to bed.

Child Protective Services removed Alexandria from the home of Joshua Hill and his wife last november.

The Hills got visitation time with their daughter. Almost as soon as she was taken, Joshua began to notice severe bruises and injuries on the little girl’s body. He complained to state officials, and Alexandria was given a new foster home.

Things got better after that… For a while.

One day, Joshua got a call from the hospital that he will never forget. His Alexandria was there, and she was in a coma. She died soon thereafter.

After a medical examination, it was concluded that the girl died from trauma to the head. Alexandria’s new foster mother has been charged with murder.

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