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Gov Patrick Free Justina Pelletier Now

  Governor Patrick: Free Justina Pelletier Now  

https://www.facebook.com/freejustina  

The news crew from Real America TV featured an exclusive interview with Lou Pelletier earlier today. The interview was conducted by the folks at Grassfire.com. View the news clip here and share it with everyone you know!  

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/05/01/justina/1iVWxZZSSejnbcQhrRLELN/story.html  

When are Anonymous, Glenn Beck, and Scientologists on the same side? When they’re taking up the cause of Justina Pelletier. The 15-year-old with hard-to-diagnose medical problems was taken from her parents’ custody more than a year ago, after Boston Children’s Hospital doctors said her symptoms were largely psychological. The hospital accused her parents of medical child abuse. A juvenile court judge agreed. It’s one family’s saga, but to a broad group of outsiders, Justina’s story has become something more: a symbol of what happens when parental rights collide with institutional power.  

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Mass Ranks 10th in Child Welfare Spending Per Capita, Nurse Files Complaint against BCH saying she witnessed unlawful abduction of Justina, and more...

When you look at Fiscal Year 2010 numbers Massachusetts ranked 10th highest in per capita spending on Child Welfare, and near dead last in quality of services delivered.
http://www.redmassgroup.com/diary/18076/massachusetts-ranks-10th-in-per-capita-spend-on-child-welfare-but-near-last-in-services-delivered

A Boston Children's Hospital nurse, who is a mandatory reporter, filed a complaint regarding her witnessing of Justina Pelletiers "unlawful imprisonment" by the hospital and DCF.
http://www.redmassgroup.com/diary/18074/nurse-files-complaint-against-bch-i-watched-justinas-unlawful-imprisonment

The House of Representatives has not put archived video of the budget proceedings online yet.  Why?
http://www.redmassgroup.com/diary/18073/no-archived-video-of-budget-week-proceedings

Democratic State Representatives Vote against $250M in local aid for their cities and towns. 
http://www.redmassgroup.com/diary/18069/gregiore-naughton-dizoglio-cutler-and-more-vote-against-more-local-aid-for-their-communities

A non-profit claims Deval Patrick stopped reporting child deaths due to abuse and neglect in 2007 upon taking office.
http://www.redmassgroup.com/diary/18068/deval-patrick-stopped-reporting-child-deaths-in-2007

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