Justina Pelletier Case Waiting on Ruling From the Judge

Boston, MA – Yesterday the case of Justina Pelletier and her family returned to court before Judge Johnston in the Suffolk County Juvenile Court in Boston. The case has been dragging on for 14 months, during which time she has been denied education, religious services or clergy visits, and has had abysmal or no medical care while in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF). She has only been allowed one, hour-long, supervised visit per week with her mom and dad, and they have not been permitted to take photographs of their daughter or even talk to Justina about her medical condition.