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Article: FOSTER-CARE LIMITS WOULD HELP CHILDREN.(Perspective)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- February 2, 1992
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Byline: Richard Wexler
Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's proposed state budget includes a proposal that could be a first step toward curbing the massive, needless removal of children from the arms of loving parents into the hands of strangers. He is proposing to limit payments for foster care.
Who would benefit from such a proposal?
Children like Cherilyn Perrigo of Syracuse. At the age of three, she was taken from her mother, Denise, who was accused of sexually abusing the girl. What was Denise Perrigo's crime? First-degree breast-feeding. For that, Cherilyn was kept from her mother for a year. She still has nightmares and cries out in her sleep ...