Terminating parental rights: Arizona among highest in US

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016 - In this Tuesday, April 26, 2016 photo, Denise Moore, center, in white, of Des Moines, Iowa, poses with her family, from left, daughter Alex Gibbs, Emily Bosch, son Kodi Baughman, granddaughter MacKenzie Moore, sons Kori Moore, Kelli Moore, daughter Andy Gibbs, and son Kasi Baughman during a visit to Water Works Park, in Des Moines, Iowa. Moore, a mother of seven, nearly lost her parental rights after her arrest in 2003 for conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016 – In this Tuesday, April 26, 2016 photo, Denise Moore, center, in white, of Des Moines, Iowa, poses with her family, from left, daughter Alex Gibbs, Emily Bosch, son Kodi Baughman, granddaughter MacKenzie Moore, sons Kori Moore, Kelli Moore, daughter Andy Gibbs, and son Kasi Baughman during a visit to Water Works Park, in Des Moines, Iowa. Moore, a mother of seven, nearly lost her parental rights after her arrest in 2003 for conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — For child-welfare agencies across the United States, it’s the ultimate sanction: terminating the rights of parents to raise their own children due to concerns about abuse and neglect. Continue reading “Terminating parental rights: Arizona among highest in US”