Mom Loses Custody of Children Over “Holistic Lifestyle” and Declining Vaccines
A mother of seven children is fighting to regain custody of her twin babies six months after her decision to exclusively breastfeed resulted in the order for the removal of the children. Lasha Cauthen of Cincinnati, Ohio, said policemen entered her hospital room on Feb. 10, 2023 to take her into custody while she was […]
Homebirthed Newborn in Texas Forcibly Taken Away from Parents
In a case that highlights the growing power struggle between doctors, government officials and parents over medical treatment of children, a Black couple was finally reunited with their newborn daughter more than three weeks after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services placed her in foster care over a disagreement about how the infant […]
2020: Both Sides All In, As Vaccine Legislation Revs Up
There were a record 221 vaccine-related pieces of legislation introduced across 40 states (plus Washington, DC) in 2019. Some battles were won, some were lost, while other battles loom in the near future. 2020 is likely to be a crucial year in the U.S. for medical choice, parental consent, religious freedom, open debate, and Constitutionally-guaranteed […]