Birth alerts have been and continues to be an ongoing outrage that needs to be brought to an end. It is racial profiling..
Governments and child welfare agencies say alerts are used by health professionals and social workers to flag at-risk babies especially when parents are under age or have themselves been in care.
But the damage forced separation inflicts on parents, children and their wider communities is becoming better known.
Two major Canadian reports identify such alerts as ‘genocide’ and ‘violence’.
Both the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada called for major change.
For further information, please see linked article:
Birth alerts are ‘raced-based genocide’ says Mi’kmaw lawyer
https://aptnnews.ca/2019/06/27/birth-alerts-are-raced-based-genocide-says-mikmaw-lawyer/
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