A healthy infant was confiscated by the government in order to force-medicate him dangerous drugs. Baby Rico Nagel was born with the HIV virus (which his mother has lived with for 20 years) but suffered no ill effects. Doctors demanded that he immediately be placed on the drug AZT, which has many serious side-effects, including paralysis and death. The parents complied at first, but decided to get a second opinion and skipped their next appointment. The next day, police were inside the family's home to confiscate the baby, literally taking him from his crying mother's arms.
After being kidnapped by the state, Baby Rico began having issues due to being removed from his mother. Rico wouldn't accept a bottle, he needed his mother's breast to survive. Rico was hospitalized, where he was put on a feeding tube, which itself caused an infection. Rico struggled to survive the hospitalization and the forced drugging. He was given four blood transfusions because of the infections the hospital caused.
Lindsey and John Nagel are fighting to regain their son. The government has had the baby in state captivity for 2 months and counting. So far the ordeal has cost the Nagel more than $50,000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlqU7LaXmuE
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Mower Co. Family Fights For Custody Of HIV-Positive Infant
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After being kidnapped by the state, Baby Rico began having issues due to being removed from his mother. Rico wouldn't accept a bottle, he needed his mother's breast to survive. Rico was hospitalized, where he was put on a feeding tube, which itself caused an infection. Rico struggled to survive the hospitalization and the forced drugging. He was given four blood transfusions because of the infections the hospital caused.
Lindsey and John Nagel are fighting to regain their son. The government has had the baby in state captivity for 2 months and counting. So far the ordeal has cost the Nagel more than $50,000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlqU7LaXmuE
Here is the story told by the grandmother, opportunity to donate:
The Rico Story | Save Rico
ARTICLES:
Mower Co. Family Fights For Custody Of HIV-Positive Infant
www.startribune.com/local/196646021.html