Shocking Story of a Family Torn Apart by Social Services
I read this shocking story of a family in Scotland torn apart by social services with tears in my eyes. Although we often hear of cases where social services fail to intervene, sadly resulting in occasional tragic deaths, their over-involvement can be just as devastating. This story is about Kerry and Mark. Kerry's social worker didn't like Mark. Didn't like that Kerry was pregnant. Didn't like that Kerry was getting married. The social worker tried to persuade Kerry to abort the baby. Kerry refused. Kerry was happy to be pregnant. Happy to be starting a new life and a family. Happy to be in love and looking forward to her wedding. Kerry's social worker cancelled the wedding. Literally. Kerry's social worker wrote to the registrar and objected to the wedding: the wedding was cancelled. Why? Kerry was " too dumb " to understand what getting married meant. Seriously, this was reported in The Telegraph! I think what worries me most ab...