Not guilty plea for mom of 12 charged with child neglect

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A not guilty plea has been entered for a pregnant mother of 12 charged with child neglect after authorities found her children in a trash-strewn home with collapsing ceilings and no running water.

Special Judge Deborrah Ludi-Leitch entered the plea Thursday on behalf of the 38-year-old woman, who appeared by video from jail. Leitch also appointed a public defender for her and set a June 30 court date.

The Associated Press is not naming the woman in order to protect the identities of the children.

FULL short developing story at link.


Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d7a499867a0749be928714225dd9e565/mom-12-charged-child-neglect-due-court-thursday

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So if she had aborted the kids, they wouldn't be neglected. Since they are here, right to lifers should make sure there is a safety net for ALL kids, elderly, at risk,...

[valerief]

1. She must not be praying hard enough. nt

[dem in texas]

2. Right to Lifers only care about the fetus

Look at the laws being passed to restrict abortion while at the same time, cutting public assistance, Medicaid, food stamps and the things a low income woman would need to help out with raising the child. The conservations in this country have a warped way of looking at things. If half of the effort and funding going into preventing abortions would go into birth control and helping women with infants, it would make life a lot better for many women and little children.

I just read a headline that said the US has the highest death rate for women in pregnancy of all advanced countries,

[Cal33]

3. Nobody could possibly take care of 12 children properly (and with the 13th on the way)!! It's an

impossible job. And she is only 38! There's no mention of a husband.

[hedgehog]

4. If they're going to charge her with child neglect,

it sounds as if they need to charge whoever is in charge of setting the DHS budget also.

[HelenWheels]

5. Prison would be a relief for her nt

[secondwind]

6. mental illness may be a factor... the last place she belongs is in jail, folks!

[Hoppy]

7. Carlin, of course, nailed it.

Paraphrase: when you are a fetus, the government cares about you. After you're born, how ever, you're on your own. No one gives a shit about you....that is until you reach the age of 18. Then, suddenly they care about you...