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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Garamond>I'm interested in the whole Bill's text.
However, the website indicated in Portia Davis posting is no longer
operati</FONT><FONT color=#000080 face=Garamond>ve; in the US Congress website I
didn't find any mention of such a Bill. In the US Congress Catalog of
Congressional Bills (<A
href="http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/billsindex.html";>http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/billsindex.html</A>)
there is liste a Senate Bill S.315, whose title is: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Garamond><B> S. 315 (is)</B> To
amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the President to report to
Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a
termination date for the embargo, to provide greater assurances for contract
sanctity, and for other purposes. [Introduced in Senate] </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Garamond>Moreover, the Senators mentioned in the
posting do not appear in the websites of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives. Where is that Bill?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face=Garamond>Virginio</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Virginio Oddone, MD<BR>V. A. Avogadro 6<BR>10121 - Torino
(Italy)<BR>e-mail: <A
href="mailto:oddovir@ipsnet.it";>oddovir@ipsnet.it</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:portia@eurekanet.com"; title=portia@eurekanet.com>Portia
Davis</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu";
title=CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>Child Maltreatment
Researchers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 17, 2000 8:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Terrell's legacy: Senate OKs
bill to protect abused children</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Terrell's legacy: Senate OKs bill to protect
abused<BR><BR>Peter Mantius - Staff<BR>Thursday . February 17<BR><BR>The state
Senate unanimously approved legislation Wednesday authorizing<BR>doctors to
take temporary custody of children they suspect have been abused.<BR><BR>The
Terrell Peterson Bill now moves to the House, where it is expected to<BR>meet
little or no resistance.<BR><BR>The measure is named after a 5-year-old
Atlanta boy who died two years ago<BR>after multiple reports to county
officials that he was abused or neglected.<BR><BR>Currently, only law
enforcement officials are allowed to take a child into<BR>temporary protective
custody without an order from a juvenile court. Senate<BR>Bill 315 would grant
doctors that power, too. Physicians could hold a child<BR>for assessment and
treatment for 24 hours before notifying a juvenile court<BR>of their
action.<BR><BR>"Had we had a law like this on the books, maybe Terrell
Peterson would be<BR>alive today," said Sen. Nadine Thomas (D-Ellenwood), a
registered nurse who<BR>sponsored the bill. "It's not a cure-all, but at least
we have some<BR>safeguard in place."<BR><BR>The bill passed the Senate with
little discussion. Sen. Clay Land<BR>(R-Columbus) said the bill gained
bipartisan support because it addresses<BR>the serious problem of children
being returned to situations of abuse.<BR><BR>Thomas modeled the bill after
laws in Iowa and Illinois. Many states give<BR>doctors authority to take
temporary custody of children who have bruises or<BR>markings that suggest
abuse.<BR><BR>Illinois reported taking 6,462 children into protective custody
in fiscal<BR>1999. Of that number, 129 were placed there by
doctors.<BR><BR>Gov. Roy Barnes has said responsibility for Terrell's death
rests on the<BR>state. He is pushing legislation that would create an Office
of Child<BR>Advocate to serve as a watchdog over the state Division of Family
and<BR>Children Services.<BR><BR>Last month, the GBI seized the case files of
13 children, including Terrell,<BR>who died between 1996 and 1998 while under
the supervision of DFACS.<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/epaper/editions/today/news_1.html";>http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/epaper/editions/today/news_1.html</A><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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