November 20, 2008Two years ago on these pages, I followed the remarkable story here in Massachusetts of young Haleigh Poutre. A victim of abuse, she ended up on a feeding tube and breathing machine. Doctors diagnosed her as being in a persistent vegetative state, and unable to recover. The state wanted to bring murder charges against her [...]
November 6, 2005The Boston Globe has a story today about a young 11 year-old girl, Haleigh Poutre, who is on a breathing machine and a feeding tube. Her step-father is accused of nearly beating her to death, and her brain is likely permanently damaged. What has happened, however, is that the state has taken legal custody of [...]
