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A Massachusetts Family Says the State Took Their Daughter Over a Gender Dispute. The Record Is More Complicated Than the Viral Version.
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September 17, 2026
A Massachusetts couple says the state took custody of their teenage daughter after they refused to affirm a male gender identity. But a confirmed criminal charge, sealed Juvenile Court records and Massachusetts custody law leave major questions…
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The Mitigation Nobody Carries Home
Massachusetts is considering a bill to acknowledge postpartum psychiatric illness as a mitigating factor in criminal cases, allowing for potential resentencing of women convicted without regard for their mental health. However, in family court, mental…