A Texas appeals court ruled recently that the state illegally seized hundreds of children from a polygamists' compound. A few days later, the state's Supreme Court upheld that ruling. As facts about the sect unfold, does it appear that taking the children was in the children's best interests?
DR. FINK is a consultant and psychiatrist in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., and professor of psychiatry at Temple University in Philadelphia. He can be reached atcpnews@elsevier.com.