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British Couple Prevented From Adoption After Husband Seen Smoking E-Cigarette…
The nanny state gets more nannier (is that a word?) by the day.
Via Daily Mail:
Social workers have barred a couple from adopting a child after the would-be father was seen smoking an e-cigarette.
The decision came after the pair had passed a long series of tests to qualify as parents, and had earlier paid for expensive fertility treatment, which failed.
They were told they could not adopt if either of them had used an e-cigarette in the past 12 months – despite experts saying that ‘vaping’ poses little or no threat to children in the home.
Last night, the couple said: ‘When there are so many children desperate for a family and a stable home, to put up such trivial barriers is ridiculous.’
The decision by Staffordshire County Council is unlikely to be a one-off.
At least 13 councils in England ban e-cigarette users from fostering or adopting young children, The Mail on Sunday has found – and there could be more.
‘Abigail’ and ‘Brian’, who do not want to give their real names, approached the council in December 2013 after several failed IVF attempts costing over £20,000.
The nanny state gets more nannier (is that a word?) by the day.
Via Daily Mail:
Social workers have barred a couple from adopting a child after the would-be father was seen smoking an e-cigarette.
The decision came after the pair had passed a long series of tests to qualify as parents, and had earlier paid for expensive fertility treatment, which failed.
They were told they could not adopt if either of them had used an e-cigarette in the past 12 months – despite experts saying that ‘vaping’ poses little or no threat to children in the home.
Last night, the couple said: ‘When there are so many children desperate for a family and a stable home, to put up such trivial barriers is ridiculous.’
The decision by Staffordshire County Council is unlikely to be a one-off.
At least 13 councils in England ban e-cigarette users from fostering or adopting young children, The Mail on Sunday has found – and there could be more.
‘Abigail’ and ‘Brian’, who do not want to give their real names, approached the council in December 2013 after several failed IVF attempts costing over £20,000.
