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May 28, 2025

Preparing Your Defense Against Medical Kidnapping

Here at the Pennsylvania Chapter of Children’s Health Defense we’ve received several accounts and pleas for help after parents have had their child pressured and threatened to receive a medical intervention that was not agreeable to the parents or was an attempt to cut off a parents wish for a second opinion. In many of these cases escaping the confines of a hospital or medical center has been a frightening challenge.

These cases vary significantly but ultimately they represent an unethical exercise of power often engaged with a religious level of zeal and condescension. Below is a special presentation from CHD TV which is a vital watch for any parent or caregiver to take in. 

MEDICAL KIDNAPPING: Know Your Rights

In this live, interactive webinar, we’ll dive into the frightening topic of medical kidnapping, discussing stories of children being stolen from parents by state agencies and hospitals, and explaining what you can do to prevent it. Featuring Attorney Debra Salisbury, who represented the Kowalski family featured in the Netflix documentary, “Take Care of Maya”, as well as WTP USA Co-Founders Dawn Jolly and Brian Festa, Esq.