Yes, that's right. A blood test. The State stole a 6 week old nursing baby from his parents arms and put him in foster care, not because of child abuse, but because of a blood test.
Another reason I think social workers are liberal nuts.
Suit says baby's seizure violated rights - Boston.com
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Another reason I think social workers are liberal nuts.
Suit says baby's seizure violated rights - Boston.com
A Nebraska couple sued state health officials Thursday, arguing their rights were violated when their newborn baby was seized by sheriff's deputies so a mandatory blood test could be performed.
Joel Anaya, who was almost 6 weeks old, was kept in foster care for six days until the tests came back negative earlier this month.
His parents, Mary and Josue Anaya, believe that the Bible instructs against deliberately drawing blood and that ignoring that directive may shorten a person's life. State health officials "conspired to deny the Anayas their rights of due process, and to seize and test baby Joel without notice or a hearing in district court," according to the filed in U.S. District Court in Omaha.
"This is a classic case of the government overreaching and violating a family's constitutional rights," said Jeff Downing, the couple's attorney.
The Anaya family is not seeking damages, but they want to ensure that this won't happen again if they have more children.
It's the first time in Nebraska a child was taken from parents to draw the drops of blood from the baby's heel for the screening, said Marla Augustine, spokeswoman for the state Department of Health and Human Services. Nebraska is one of four states -- South Dakota, Michigan and Montana are the others -- that doesn't offer a religious exemption for parents who don't want the test performed.
Augustine said Thursday that state officials had not seen the lawsuit and would have no comment.
The decision to seize Joel Anaya and test him was made by Douglas County prosecutors who have said they only did what was necessary to protect the baby's health.
When the Anayas' daughter Rosa was born in 2003, a hearing was held in Douglas County District Court and the couple voiced their objections. The state Supreme Court eventually turned down their arguments, but Rosa never was tested.
This time, the county wanted to make sure the testing was completed, said Nicole Brundo Goaley, a deputy Douglas County Attorney. So the county got an order from a juvenile court judge to test the baby.
Sheriff's deputies came Oct. 11 to take the child, who remained in foster care until tests came back Oct. 16.
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