Published: 07 August 2011

It's the children who matter, and only the children

Everybody agrees that ethical and social issues have to have "bottom lines". But those bottom lines get very blurred when it comes to the mandatory reporting of actual or suspected child abuse. Let's remember that the services are "overburdened". Let's remember that even a suspected abuser has civil and legal rights. Let's remember; let's keep saying "but" when it's suggested that a person should be criminalised for failing to report the neglect, abuse, or torture of a helpless child.

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