{"id":27302,"date":"2007-10-29T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T04:45:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T04:45:23","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T04:45:23","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_seized_october_30_2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2007\/10\/29\/rush_s_morning_update_seized_october_30_2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Seized!\r\n\r\nOctober 30, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"137\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><BR\/><strong>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Seized!<\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong><strong>October 30, 2007<\/strong><\/strong><\/line><BR\/><img src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125102.ParBottom.95973.ImageFile.jpg\"\/><\/line><BR\/><strong>Watch It!<\/strong> <strong><img src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/VIDEOicon1.gif\"\/> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.rushlimbaugh.com\/cgi-bin\/members.cgi?site=rushlimb&#038;type=download&#038;clips=1&#038;stream=2007\/10\/Rush%20Limbaugh%20-%20Oct%2030%202007%20-%20Morning%20Update.mp4\">Download Morning Update Video in QuickTime<\/a><\/line><BR\/><strong>Listen to It!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/wma\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/07\/10\/MU103007.asx\"><strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/rm\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/07\/10\/MU103007.ram\"><strong>RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a> <\/line><\/p>\n<p>Six weeks ago, a Nebraska couple became first-time parents. However, their religious beliefs ran afoul of a Nebraska law requiring all newborn infants to receive a mandatory blood test to screen for several diseases. They refused the test. So sheriff\u2019s deputies seized the newborn, allowed health workers to draw and screen the blood &#8212; then placed the infant into foster care for almost a week, waiting for the results.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Department of Health and Human Services spokes-babe, this was the first time in Nebraska that an infant has been seized. While other states have similar laws on the books, four states &#8212; South Dakota, Michigan, Montana, and Nebraska &#8212; don\u2019t offer religious exemptions.<\/p>\n<p>The baby tested okay, and is now back home with the parents. But the parents\u2019 attorney, Jeff Downing, says it\u2019s &#8220;a classic case of the government overreaching and violating a family\u2019s constitutional rights.&#8221; Although the family isn\u2019t seeking damages &#8212; they want to ensure this won\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n<p>Put aside for the moment whether you agree or disagree with the parents on blood tests. What oughta chill you to the bone is what this incident represents. If government officials won\u2019t hesitate to seize a newborn &#8212; imagine what they\u2019ll do with you &amp;hellip; should you make a decision they don\u2019t like.<\/p>\n<p>The more power you cede to the government over your health care, the less freedom you and your family have &#8212; over your own health, and your own life.<\/p>\n<p>*Note: Links to content outside RushLimbaugh.com usually become inactive over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Seized!October 30, 2007Watch It! 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