State Court: Parents should be heard

A state court ruled that the Main Department of Health and Human Services should not have made an end-of-life decision for a baby boy in foster care without a court hearing to air the parents' objections:

The state's highest court ruled unanimously in the case of a brain-injured infant allegedly shaken by his father in Bangor.

The state child welfare agency put the baby in a foster home and obtained a ``do-not-resuscitate" order based on the opinions of doctors, who said the boy would not recover. The parents objected, saying the order effectively revoked their parental rights

Yes, it is similar to what happened to Haleigh Poutre except that the court actually ruled in favor of the parents. Note that in this sad case, the father will face manslaughter charges if his son dies.