Michigan runs background checks on parents-to-be [priv]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 07:03:24 -0600
From: Jules Siegel <siegel () cafecancun com>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Subject: Michigan running background checks on new parents

Declan,

Sharon L. Secor <http://SharonSecor.rr.nu>, posted the item to drugwar.com. 
I've edited it to conform to fair use conventions.

<http://www.freep.com/news/childrenfirst/paren23_20010323.htm>

State running background checks on new parents

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AP

LANSING -- A new state program intended to protect newborn babies runs
background checks on their parents to determine whether they have a
history of child abuse that resulted in termination of their parental
rights.

The FIA will gather information on about 144,000 newborns per year from
the Department of Community Health and search for matches weekly against
its own database of 34,000 parents whose rights have been terminated.

From there, the information will be forwarded to local FIA offices,
which will make sure that the matches are legitimate. If they are, case
workers will go out to investigate; in extreme cases, the newborn baby
will be removed.


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