Watch: ‘Not all mothers are good.’ Tarrant detective investigates medical child abuse
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‘A diagnosis surrounded by deceit’
Advocates in Tarrant County are pushing for a new Texas law to criminalize medical child abuse, also known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
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U.S. has no laws criminalizing medical child abuse. Texas experts aim to change that
Medical child abuse is slipping through the cracks of Texas’ justice system, experts say
What is Munchausen syndrome by proxy? Experts explain what’s behind medical child abuse
11 Tarrant County mothers have been convicted in medical child abuse cases since 2009
Watch: ‘Not all mothers are good.’ Tarrant detective investigates medical child abuse
This story was originally published March 17, 2023 at 5:00 AM.
Madeleine Cook
Fort Worth Star-Telegram