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New York judge orders drug-addicted moms to have no more children.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-MAR-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A New York family court judge recently ruled that a drug-addicted woman who has several children in foster care should not be allowed to conceive until she can prove that she can take care of the children she already has. (In the Matter of V.R., No. NN 5616 (N.Y., Monroe County Fam. Ct. Dec. 22, 2004).)

The ruling marks the second time in a year that Judge Marilyn O'Connor has ordered a parent of children in foster care not to conceive. Civil liberties advocates, who have challenged the rulings, claim the decisions unconstitutionally infringe on an individual's right to procreate and...

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