Quote Originally Posted by Uabassoon
I do feel this is neglect, but maybe she had no form of insurance and had no way to pay for her son to visit a dentist. This is one of the reasons why health care needs to be more readily avalivable, or at least make it avaliable for all children.
I agree, so many people are without insurance they are forced to make choices like not taking their children to see a doctor. I think the mother should be charged with neglect but if the only problem with the child is his teeth I don't think they should have taken him away. Imagine how much stress he must be in to be in a totally new household with his mother in jail. Is that really the best thing for him?