CNN reports that when a baby is born in the United States, the government takes a DNA sample from the child, and then tests the sample for a whole multitude of diseases and disorders – all without notice to or consent of the parents. Depending on the state, the child’s DNA sample is stored in […]
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FDA Associate Commissioner Approves of Testing Drugs on Foster Children
A debate over giving psychotropic drugs to foster children erupted last year after a 7-year-old boy who was heavily medicated while in foster care took his own life. Since that time, the state of Florida has taken a closer look at the use of psychotropic medication in state foster care. In response to one suggestion […]
Children Overmedicated in State Custody
Children placed in the foster care system are more likely to be placed on psychotropic medication. Some of these children are taken from their homes because their parents are addicted to the same type of drugs that these children are later prescribed. Recently, when an overmedicated seven-year-old boy committed suicide, a debate over the widespread […]