In Massachusetts, apparently, a medical misdiagnosis can be the basis for the state to come in and take your child away, perhaps for good.

About a year ago, the parents of 15-year-old Justina Pelletier brought her to the emergency room of Children's Hospital in Boston where, according to local reports, doctors quickly diagnosed her with psychiatric problems.

That may seem normal enough, but as you might have suspected there is much more to the story.

Prior to that visit, Justina had been under treatment at Tufts Medical Center, which is also in Boston, for a rare condition known as mitochondrial disease -- a disorder where the body's cells don't produce energy, which causes chronic fatigue and severe digestive problems.

'It's all for Justina's good'

Apparently, Justina's parents attempted to inform the doctors at Children's Hospital of that fact, saying they disagreed with them regarding their psychiatric diagnosis. And for that, they got smacked by the heavy hand of the state of Massachusetts, as reported by the local CBS affiliate:

When the Pelletiers objected, Children's brought in DCF [Department of Children and Families] and the state took custody of Justina, essentially ruling her parents were committing medical child abuse by pursuing medical rather than psychological treatment. A judge later ruled in favor of keeping Justina in state custody.

That was in February 2013. Since then, Justina has been in Massachusetts state custody undergoing psychiatric treatment in a locked ward while her parents and the Children's Hospital medical staff clashed in court over her diagnosis and treatment.

"Our primary goal has always been the health and well-being of Justina. We want the parents to be able to work with the providers and courts to ultimately move Justina back to her home state of Connecticut," DCF spokesman Alex Loftus said in a statement.

Sure.

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