Massachusetts Takes Kids From Family That Refused Vaccination of Baby

 We read of stories where the school refused to tell the parents about their 13 yr old daughter who now identifies as a male.  Today we read an article that is even worse when it comes to government overreach and control.

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) is under fire for taking custody of five children after a pediatrician reported their parents for allegedly refusing to vaccinate their nine-month-old baby due to their religious beliefs.  

The homeschooling parents, Isael Rivera and Ruth Encarnacion, were later arrested for “familial kidnapping” last month when they fled to Texas to escape the DCF.

The department launched an investigation into the family in February, after their pediatrician filed a 51A child “neglect” report when the parents declined vaccination for their baby boy on religious grounds. Massachusetts allows religious exemptions for child vaccination. 

“The doctor said if we didn’t vaccinate, he’d have to report us,” Rivera said, according to Boston Broadside.

Encarnacion’s attorney, Kevin Larson, said that there wasn’t “any basis” for the neglect report. “I don’t think a 51A should have been filed in the first place,” he told COMFLM reporter Janet Aldrich, who noted that “the doctor’s appointment said the child was completely healthy” and the baby “just needed the shots.”

The DCF left a notice on the family’s door demanding a home visit, which the parents refused, Boston Broadside reported. 

“What followed was a dramatic escalation,” according to the newspaper. “Fitchburg police, at the direction of Leominster DCF allegedly surrounded their apartment, banging on doors and circling the property for up to 30 minutes,” leading Encarnacion to hide in the closet with the five children.

The police and DCF came back “in greater numbers the next day,” and the family decided to flee Massachusetts for Texas. 

Before the family was reported missing, the DCF filed a “care and protection” petition with the Fitchburg District Court for an emergency order to take custody of the children, which the judge granted. Neither Rivera, Encarnacion, nor Larson have seen that order, Aldrich said.

Larson accused the DCF of having “overstepped their bounds” with the “very drastic steps” the agency took to get the children.

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It's funny that the Democrats who are screaming about Trump and his authoritarian ways can't see their hypocrisy.  THEY are the party that wants to demand that we all think and behave like they do...and if not THEY will send the authorities on you!