(NaturalNews) In a shocking series events British Social Workers from
Essex Social services obtained a Court Order to forcibly remove a baby
from its mother by caesarean section against the mothers will.
The
mother had travelled to the UK from Italy for a two week training
course when she had a panic attack at her hotel, partly due to not
taking her medication for Bipolar Disorder and partly as she could not
find her older children's passports. She called Police who informed her
they would take her to a hospital to "check the baby was okay". On
arrival at the hospital the mother became aware that she had been taken
to a psychiatric facility. When she protested she was forcibly
restrained and sedated.
Children's services applied to the Court
and High Court judge, Mr Justice Mostyn ruled that the child could be
removed by caesarean section and placed for adoption on the grounds that
the mother had mental health issues.
The mother was told in the
morning that she couldn't have breakfast; she questioned this and was
sedated again. When the mother woke from her sedation she found that she
was in a different hospital and her baby had been surgically removed.
The
mother was not allowed to see her child and was told she would be
escorted back to Italy without her child. The mother has since resumed
her medication and has challenged the decision in Court however, the
Appeal Judge ruled that the child must be put up for adoption with
strangers even though members of the extended family have offered to
care for the child. It is the policy of UK Social Services to place children with extended family where possible.
The
incident has caused outrage in Italy due to the mother being an Italian
citizen however, a Judge in the Italian High Court ruled that as the
mother had not protested at the time, she had therefore agreed that the
British judicial system had jurisdiction. This was the ruling despite
the mother being sedated throughout the ordeal.
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