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Baby used as Hostage
May 8, 2004 permalink
A breastfeeding mother is being held against her will. Social workers have told her she will lose custody of her child on leaving their facility. She can leave for only an hour at a time, but never with the baby. No other family members are allowed to visit her, though at least three have tried including the baby's father. While kept in isolation, she has been given legal documents to sign.
To avoid bringing further wrath on the woman, we are deliberately vague about identifying details. In further news we will identify her by the pseudonym Helen.
