Child taken from womb by social services

[siobhanc92]

Exclusive: Essex social services have obtained a court order against a woman that allowed her to be forcibly sedated and for her child to be taken from her womb by caesarean section

A pregnant woman has had her baby forcibly removed by caesarean section by social workers.

Essex social services obtained a High Court order against the woman that

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[paksenarrion2]

What in the ever living blue bloody fuck??

[yndigot]

Setting aside for a moment the heinous way the authorities got the child in the first place -- if she and her mum have relatives in Italy, why was she ever spending substantial time in care in the UK?

[yndigot]

I get that. The "she" I was referring to was the baby. I'm just confused why the child wasn't handed over to family or the family friend that volunteered to take her. Why is she still in care after 15 months? Why was she in care for more than a few days if friends and relatives were willing to take her? That seems wrong and bizarre, completely aside from the way her mum was treated.

[amyura]

How is this legal? Does the UK constitution protect against invasions of privacy?

[jslayeruk]

We don't have a constitution. (Well we do, but it's uncodified and blah blah blah - can't be arsed to explain.)

[azur_blue]

Holy shit! WTF?!

[tilmon]

It's because of crap like this that people don't report mental illness or seek treatment.