Britain wants to target potential problem children -- in the womb! . . . [View All]

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Problem children target defended

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5309890.stm

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The prime minister says it is possible to spot the families whose circumstances made it likely their children would grow up to be a "menace to society".

He said teenage mothers and problem families could be forced to take help to head off difficulties.

His government has made "massive progress" in tackling social exclusion but there is still a group of people with multiple problems, he said.

There had to be intervention "pre-birth even", he said, because families with drug and alcohol problems were being identified too late.

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