Child has received no vaccinations or regular checkups. Child often does not wear shoes, and is frequently not clothed in an adequate way for the environment. Despite this obvious lack of care and concern on the parent's part, child has fortunately enjoyed good health. However, without our immediate intervention, this state of health can certainly not continue. In instances of misbehavior, child is punished with strappings by a leather belt, indicating clear abuse.
Family is fanatically Christian, and children are forced to pray and listen to Scripture readings.
Child is forced to attend religious services with his family, clearly a violation of the child's rights and freedom of choise. It is our expert opinion, based on the home conditions, lack of parental concern, and nonexistence of state authority, that the child, Abraham Lincoln, be removed from this home immediately, as his home can only be a detrmient to him and his future. Without immediate removal from this clearly substandard environment, this child will not develop socially, intellectually, or physically, resulting in a deprived life and a hopeless future. For years, American citizens raised their children in environments that would today be condemned by officials, and yet the children grew up to build a nation that was the most advanced in the world. Parents punished their children, and the children learned respect and obedience.