Haleigh's Story: An Innocent Catholic Girl Sentenced to Death by the State of Massachusetts -- Update


This is the story of an eleven - year - old Catholic girl who was severely abused by her adoptive aunt and her husband. Massachusetts state took custody of Haleigh.

Haleigh Poutre was taken to the hospital three months ago after suffering broken teeth, a swollen face, and burns on her chest. She was extremely thin from not eating, she had cuts and sores all over her body and a temperature of just 81 degrees.

However, the most traumatic injury for Haleigh was the shearing of her brain stem from abuse to the head, leaving her disabled.

Haleigh's aunt, Holli Strickland, who adopted Haleigh in 2001, and her husband, Jason Strickland, both Massachusetts residents, were responsible for the child abuse Haleigh suffered.

And just one day after being released from custody on bail, Holli killed herself, leaving Jason to face the charges alone.

Strickland does not have legal custody of her because he never adopted the girl, so the courts have given him no legal standing. But he will ask the Massachusetts high court to recognize him as the de facto father, which the Juvenile judge denied.

Strickland is not accused of the more serious abuse Haleigh suffered at the hand of her aunt, but he is charged with hitting her and not stopping Holli from hitting Haleigh with a baseball bat.

John Egan, Strickland's attorney, reports that Haleigh called Strickland "Daddy" and he helped raise her. He says the girl's Catholic faith may also have made her opposed to euthanizing her.

Haleigh's birth mother, Allison Avrett, who lost custody of her daughter at age 4 over child abuse, wants life support to be removed.

So we have the family member who put her in the incapcitated state by abusing her fighting for the girl's life and the parent who lost custody of her years ago wanting her dead and an innocent child in the middle of this battle. Neither one has custody so the state assumes custody and guess who loses in the battle?
The victim of course.

The Massachusetts state Supreme Court has ruled that a hospital can end her life even though she has made improvement. Just one day after the ruling, Haleigh began breathing on her own and responding to medical stimuli.

Strickland's attorney John Egan said that he may bring the case to federal courts.

"This is exactly the point we were trying to make. What's the rush? Just give her a chance," attorney John Egan said. "Medical science is not that certain. We would hope the whole process will slow down, and everyone will step back and end the compulsion to end her life."

I agree with him. This an apalling situation that the courts are in such a rush to end the life of an innocent child. First, she was abused by her family. Now, she is being abused by the state. Is there no justice for Haleigh?

Lord, have mercy on us and on the whole world!

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Update: Officials have suspended plans to end life support for Haleigh, saying her condition had changed, after the Massachusetts state Supreme Court cleared the way for her to be allowed to die.

Comments

  1. I'm so glad to hear that update. Why do so many people hate life? For God is the God of Life and Love. We must all stand up for life.

    Why does our government do such horrible things? Why don't they listen to us?

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