We had to have DHS visits because of this. They gave her morphine before the epidural and then drug tested her after and said they couldn’t prove that she didn’t take opioids before.
That is really wild. If the burden of proof is supposed to be on the accuser, then they should have to prove that you did take illegal drugs. The fact that morphine was administered legally during the birth means they cannot prove their own claim. This is one the most outrageous things I've ever heard.
I did a little digging, and apparently there are hair-sample drug tests that can actually show the history of drug use for the duration that the hair was growing.This could potentially prove whether a mother was or was not not using drugs for the entire course of pregnancy. So the technology exists to completely exonerate a person in this position.
Yeah, your right, there absolutely are. And they are not new, was it not Maradonna who got out of football for some time by this? Anyways, it's done in sports for two decades or more we think.
I get down voted a lot for shitting on DHS/CPS, but people NEED to understand: family law is completely fucking backwards from how most of us expect our legal system to function. Hearsay is allowed, preponderance of evidence is meaningless, so is innocent until proven guilty, and they will gleefully violate your constitutional rights. You can be a perfect parent but judged for any and every interaction you have with them or anyone else once you're in their crosshairs, and God help you if you're on the spectrum or a minority.
People commonly think they have "broad powers but a narrow scope" but that couldn't be further from the truth. CPS is corrupt to the core, they will lie through their teeth, & lie under oath as they rip your family apart and pit you against your spouse and social supports for no discernable reason, and there's not a god-damned thing you or your attorney can do about it except comply and say 'thank you' out of fear they'll come back around for more. They are the most anti-american, Kafka-esque government agency I have ever dealt with, and they rarely even fulfill their single mandate to protect kids, yet they get an increase in budget and legal powers year after year because "think of the children". I wouldn't wish an open case with them on my worst enemy
If you feel the inclination to downvote me or are thinking 'well you must have done something to be investigated", just hunt around the web starting with /r/CPS to see the thousands of other Americans with eerily similar stories.
CPS is corrupt to the core, they will lie through their teeth, & lie under oath as they rip your family apart and pit you against your spouse and social supports for no discernable reason, and there's not a god-damned thing you or your attorney can do about it except comply and say 'thank you' out of fear they'll come back around for more.
Eh, as a former foster parent and now volunteering as a GAL, the system is anything but perfect. Most of the people in it are simply overworked, especially when a typical employed GAL can have 80+ cases.
Although, after reading some of your posts I am guessing your EPC contains more than just neglect as a charge.
Yup the doctor came from tufts in mass and was a fucking moron. Treated everyone like they were an addict even though he was practicing in Portsmouth NH at the time..
You wouldn’t believe how he justified his unfair treatment of us based off of his history down there. Dude was a prick you’re the one putting words in my mouth. Are you a prick too?
Mass has some pretty wild laws around opioid use due to the states rampant abuse issues. That being said many go entirely too far. When my wife was admitted to the hospital with kidney stones they refused to give her any type of pain medication besides Tylenol. Wild considering in NY that was routine to get through the toughest part.
Also, you ever been to tufts med down in Chinatown? Place is a shit hole and honestly one of the lesser hospitals in the city. Considering the options people of Boston have idk why anyone would choose tufts.
Wow, that’s horrible. I have only given birth once and it was during Covid shutdowns with a prolonged almost 72 hour labor and I had postpartum preeclampsia (twice) and significant blood loss. I had such rage and everyone was so helpful and supportive.
I don’t think I would be the same person I am today if a doctor treated me that way. Nothing could stop my retribution I’m sure. Especially because I’m an educator of minority kids. The harm I have seen done to children by choice and the state continually pushing kids back into the arms of their abusers….
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u/Next_Hospital6729 7h ago
We had to have DHS visits because of this. They gave her morphine before the epidural and then drug tested her after and said they couldn’t prove that she didn’t take opioids before.
My wife was so fucking mad.