Losing your child because you didn't score high enough on an IQ test sounds like something out of a dystopian fantasy.
After all, IQ tests have only been around since the early 1900s. And before measuring intelligence became a thing, the world kept spinning, and so did births.
But Oregon couple Amy Fabbrini and Eric Ziegler claim to have lost their 5-month-old child, Hunter, because of their IQ.
Child services took Hunter right out of the hospital following his birth. Fabbrini and Ziegler didn't get the chance to take him home.
The Oregonian reported:
According to documents provided by the couple, psychological evaluations tested Fabbrini's IQ at about 72, placing her in the “extremely low to borderline range of intelligence,” and Ziegler's about 66, placing him in the “mild range of intellectual disability.” The average IQ is between 90 and 110.
Fabbrini formerly worked as a grocery clerk. Ziegler worked as a carpet layer, he said, but now receives Social Security benefits for his mental disability.
“I have a learning disability, but it's very, very mild,” Ziegler said. He understands that he learns more slowly than some, but says “everybody learns at their pace.”
Fabbrini and Ziegler are no longer employed and live in a modest home that is owned by Ziegler's parents. Their income comes from Ziegler's Social Security benefits.
According to the couple, the battle for their kids has been going on for more than four years. The state says that they are mentally unfit to raise their children.
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