Authorities Take Newborn From Black Couple In Texas Who Chose A Home Birth

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 10, 2023

Black parents Temecia and Rodney Jackson are alleging their decision to have a home birth and treat their newborn at home for jaundice ignited a tragic chain reaction, with Mr. Jackson being arrested and their infant being removed from their care and placed into the foster system.

The Jacksons, who live in Desoto, Texas a suburb of Dallas, elected to have a home

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