Should Morbidly Obese Children Be Removed From Their Parent’s Custody? [POLL]

It's a question that unfortunately might be asked more often now and in the future. Should the state be able to take a child away from their family and placed in foster care because of weight related issues? If so, where do you draw the line? It's a question that Ohio authorities are dealing with right now. According to the AP:

An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his weight.

The Plain Dealer reports that the Cleveland 8-year-old is considered severely obese and at risk for such diseases as diabetes and hypertension.

The case is the first state officials can recall of a child being put in foster care strictly for a weight-related issue.

Lawyers for the mother say the county overreached when authorities took the boy last week. They say the medical problems he is at risk for do not yet pose an imminent danger.

A spokeswoman says the county removed the child because caseworkers saw his mother's inability to reduce his weight as medical neglect.

As childhood obesity continues to be a problem, this issue could pop-up around the country. Should the state step-in because of a child's weight? At what point should officials move in? Let us know your thoughts in today's LFN Poll of the Day.