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Decriminalize Motherhood
May 15, 2002 permalink
Brian and Ruth Christine were convicted in the case of abducting their own children. Because of mandatory sentencing laws, they will both spend at least 7 and a half years in prison, and immigration consequences mean Ruth will be deported to England, and the couple will never again see each other or their children. This is the punishment for loving your own children. For more, see Paul Walter. The article neglects to mention that the father of Ruth who testified at the trial was in fact her foster father.
Addendum. On May 28, 2002, the Christines were sentenced between them to twenty years in prison. Here is a website devoted to just this case: Christines
