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Also:
Social services 'to take baby from teenager deemed too stupid to marry' - Telegraph
not-bright-enough-to-wed-girl-s-baby-to-be-snatched-from-her-Daily Mirror
Teen_Not_Bright_Enough_to_Keep_Baby_Fox News Phoenix
A government big enough to give you everything you need, is big enough to take everything you have.
This is stupid on the part of the “social worker.” Did I jump to a conclusion? Yes, I worked for 25 years as a Social Worker.
True Story: There was a woman of limited intelligence who regularly allowed men to have their way with her and got pregnant five times in the process. Every time, the Social Workers would take the baby from the hospital and she was not allowed to view the child. Finally a Supervisor with some sense was promoted to that position and decided that instead of removing the baby, our Homemakers should help the woman learn how to take care of the child and check on her daily to make sure the child was fed and properly clothed. They did that even to the point of one of the Homemakers checking in on the weekends, on her own time, and mentoring the intellectually-challenged woman.
Surprise of surprises, the new mother quit allowing men into her bed and became a very good mother and caretaker for the baby. All she wanted to do was raise a baby. And she agreed to a tubal ligation as well. She decided that one baby was all she could take care of . . . she made this decision on her own [perhaps with the gentle assistance of a Homemaker, I don’t know for sure].
This young girl may not be as “hoity toity” as the Social Worker, but I’ll wager that with guidance, she could become a very loving mother and wife.
What the Social Worker is doing is moral elitism. And she could have a family who has asked her to give them a newborn baby. Has happened MANY times in many places and still goes on today.
I’m full of Social Worker stories, most of them true.