Judge To Decide if Paralyzed Mom Has Right to See Her Kids

[Judi Lynn]

Source: ABC News

Judge To Decide if Paralyzed Mom Has Right to See Her Kids
Paralyzed Mother Abbie Dorn Cannot Eat, Speak or Move
BY SHERISSE PHAM
March 24, 2011

A California judge will hear closing arguments today to decide whether paralyzed mom Abbie Dorn, who cannot eat, speak or move, has a constitutional right to see her three young children.

Dorn, 34, endured severe brain damage following the birth of her children in 2006. She cannot move on her own, and remains in bed unless one of her caretakers moves her to a chair.

Dorn's parents say she has a right to see her kids and watch them grow up. Their father, Dan Dorn, argues that lengthy visits with a motionless woman will only traumatize their young children. He has been raising the triplets – two boys and a girl – as a single parent for nearly five years.

After hearing closing arguments from both sides today, Superior Court Judge Frederick Shaller is expected to decide whether Dorn must grant regular visitation rights to his ex-wife.



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