Author and Attorney: Medical Kidnapping of Children is Very Real

A nationally known author and attorney tells KMOX News she’s worked with parents who know that medical kidnapping is very real. Beth Maloney has written Childhood Interrupted and Saving Sammy – both about her battle to get a proper diagnosis for her son, who suffered neuropsychiatric disorders as a result of a simple strep infection. She now advocates for other families. “These are parents who are taking their children to the emergency room of hospitals because their children are desperately ill and they are trying to find help,” she says. Instead, Maloney says she’s seen parents who end up on the receiving end of allegations – “medical neglect and doctor shopping, and the next thing you know, the hospital has notified the state and state jumps in and takes custody of the children.”