Here's the status as of now, as written by a good friend of theirs: "Alexandra had the last day of the 1028 hearing (pre-trial "fact finding") on Friday and the judge ruled that Andrei would not be paroled to her before the trial, which is currently scheduled for January/February. Alexandra and Raphael are understandably distraught, as am I... It just doesn't make sense to me -- the law guardian, "Andrei's lawyer," even brought in her own doctor, who said that the FTT diagnosis should not have been made after someone only saw him once, and that he would not have concurred based on the medical records. But it seems the judge made up her mind that homebirth, breastfeeding, a vegan diet, and not having "regular" visits to a pediatrician is somehow synonymous with putting a child in "imminent danger." She apparently thought seven days after a birth was too long to have waited to see a doctor -- despite the fact that when he did see Andrei, everything checked out." So, Mom received enough money in donations to take baby to the "good" doctor. Her thanks to all who donated through my webpage! Sounds like there is a much greater fight to be fought -- almost seems insurmountable! *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html