pos: 'right_rail_2', kw: 'mandc,dr-sally-smith,syesha-mercado', Two former south Florida police officers handcuffed a homeless man last month and drove him to an isolated area where they beat him unconscious, prosecutors alleged Thursday. A 23-year-old woman is asking a Florida judge to reduce the prison sentence of the woman who kidnapped her as a newborn and raised her under a false identity. subcat: '', SB 254would classifygender-affirming care for transgender youth as a form of "serious physical harm," which could be cited during a custody enforcement hearing to allow unsupportive parents to take "physical custody of [the] child." These bills directly threaten transgender Floridians fundamental human rights and safety. A total of 22 families now claim Floridas Department of Children and Families, along with its child welfare partners including Floridas governor, Floridas Surgeon General and the head of the states Guardian Ad Litem Program, have all violated family rights by denying relatives custody of young family members who enter the states care. Are you already a subscriber? Has Florida Become Top US State For Medical Kidnapping & Child Trafficking? SB 254 would classify gender-affirming care for transgender youth as a form of serious physical harm, which could be cited during a custody enforcement hearing to allow unsupportive parents to take physical custody of [the] child. The amended bill, which originally passed on April 4 by a vote of 27 to 12, now returns to the Senate. (Source.). According to the lawsuit, the case was closed with no criminal charges filed. Florida Sen. Lori Berman, D, condemned Republican attacks on bodily autonomy and trans health care in a comment before the chamber voted to pass the legislation. For more information, you can visit DCFs website atMyFLFamilies.com. } Medical kidnapping happens when a child is taken to the hospital for an injury, a psychological problem, or an ailment, and the doctors and parents disagree over the medical care the child should receive. Sally Smith, the pediatrician at the hospital who examined Amen'Ra, has been investigated in the past for being quick to accuse parents of abusing their children, per the report. aid: '740668', This is how we help to make money so we can continue to bring you amazing content. It would be the second child for her and her husband, immigrants from Ukraine who ran a trucking business in Sarasota County. We ask that the Pinellas County Child Protective Services and her affiliated hospitals strongly consider terminating her contract due to her actions. People said it happened to me, attorney Valentina Villalobos with Community Law for Families & Children. The actions of these two officers are not a reflection of the Department as a whole," he continued. Brown is also a former insider who worked as an attorney for DCF and other agencies representing Floridas foster care system. ABOUT "Parents would be charged with felonies [and] thrown in prison. tude.cmd.push(function() { 2 Florida police officers charged with kidnapping, beating handcuffed playerId: '31d84b62-a3ea-4274-9349-1b7ccedbd1d7' In the lawsuit, filed in a Tallahassee federal court Wednesday, dozens of relatives across four families accused employees within the states foster care system of fabricating evidence, hiding and withholding key information, creating false abuse allegations, or ignoring state and federal family laws so the system workers could keep children from being placed with biological relatives and, instead, place them with system-connected people seeking children of their own.
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