Her son was briefly out of sight during a picnic. She was arrested for child abuse

Jul 16, 2022 22 min

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<p>Every year, hundreds of thousands of children in the U.S. are removed from their homes and placed in foster care by child-protective services. But is this the best way to protect our kids? <a href="https://apple.news/T9rjlxm95TtTn3RWUl4SFiw">Apple News In Conversation</a> host Shumita Basu spoke with Dorothy Roberts, author of the book ‘<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/torn-apart/id1579280807">Torn Apart</a>,’ who argues that America’s child-welfare system does more harm than good — and needs to be abolished.</p>

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