Except of course, to protect the child - if one cares about such things.
Protect it from it’s mother? Please. The only reason they’ve given here is that the Almighty State thinks she might not be 18.
MrEdd: “Except of course, to protect the child - if one cares about such things.”
Ah, for the children—a mantra often used by the left to take away individual liberty. Let us hope the government never receives an anonymous call concerning your children or your children’s children. I’m sure you’ll eventually get them back, of course, but how could you possibly argue against the government seizing them until the messy details are resolved? It’s for the children!
Protect the child FROM WHAT? The mother's breast milk?!
Except of course, to protect the child - if one cares about such things.
The protection these children need is protection from people who think they need protection.