Today the Texas Supreme Court upheld the decision of the appellate court that all of the children seized from the polygamist sect’s ranch be returned to their parents. MSNBC reports that the justices stated:
On the record before us, removal of the children was not warranted.
It’s unclear when the move will take place, but the appellate court said the transition should take place within a reasonable time period.
This is one of those situations that leaves me unsure what to think. I want to be happy for the nursing mothers who were separated from their nurslings. Hopefully they have been pumping …read more

On Monday, April 21, 2008, a Texas judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would have kept mothers from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) with their nursing children who are in state custody. Of the 437 children placed in Child Protective Services (CPS) for being in danger of sexual and emotional abuse, 77 children are under age two. CPS workers had said they planned to place the children in foster care once DNA testing is complete sometime later this week, but it appears that the process of moving the children …read more