Summary Of Children's Rights By Ruby Gutierrez

On a Research Journal on “Children's Rights” by Ruby Gutierrez, she discussed the importance of growing up and not doing the same mistakes that were made on Mary Ellen. What I get from my classmate is that we all make our choices and the present is what’s most important for us. This issue shaped the U.S. and made Americans improve in how to protect children and anyone who is been inflicted harm. Mary Ellen’s case assured the need for a law that protected children or an association that helped children. This was the first child abuse case in the United States. After this case the government and other foundations realized they had an issue they needed to address, secure children's rights. They did so by warning women of unwanted pregnancies and creating laws that protected children. I agree with the author's opinion that this case changed children's lives in the future. …show more content…
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