In re Dake’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “"Briefly stated it is whether a woman who is so devoid of morals and intelligence as to bring forth a series of illegitimate children who must be supported by public funds, is entitled to retain the custody of those children. Is a woman who is incapable of ordering her own life in accordance with the prevailing legal and moral codes, incapable of raising children without a father?" ( 180 N.E.2d at 648 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Cager

2. “"* * * leaving them in their mother's care, without a father, stigmatized as illegitimate, supported mainly by public funds, and in an atmosphere completely lacking in moral decency, rather than by removing them completely and permanently from their natural mother, so that they may have the chance of normal upbringing in a decent home with two loving parents." ( 180 N.E.2d at 649 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Cager