{"id":2666973,"date":"2026-09-21T23:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-forget-nanny-state-were-closing-in-on-police-state-as-ma-gov-promises-every-new-mother-will-get-visit-from-state-to-assess-her-situation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T23:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:12:12","slug":"watch-forget-nanny-state-were-closing-in-on-police-state-as-ma-gov-promises-every-new-mother-will-get-visit-from-state-to-assess-her-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-forget-nanny-state-were-closing-in-on-police-state-as-ma-gov-promises-every-new-mother-will-get-visit-from-state-to-assess-her-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Forget Nanny State, We\u2019re Closing In on Police State as MA Gov. Promises Every New Mother Will Get Visit from State to Assess Her Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">52<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-forget-nanny-state-were-closing-in-on-police-state-as-ma-gov-promises-every-new-mother-will-get-visit-from-state-to-assess-her-situation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2666973&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This content discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >controversial proposed policy<\/a> in Massachusetts, where the governor plans to implement mandatory home visits for new parents shortly after childbirth. Governor Maura healey stated that within days or weeks of a baby&#8217;s birth,healthcare providers will visit homes to assess the family&#8217;s needs and offer support. Although the administration describes this as a voluntary expansion of existing support programs, critics argue it effectively mandates home visits, raising concerns about government overreach and parental privacy. Detractors worry that such assessments could lead to surveillance and erosion of parental authority, as families might feel scrutinized or judged. Political figures have criticized the initiative as excessive government intrusion, suggesting it infringes on individual freedoms and parental rights. The debate centers on balancing support for new mothers with respecting family privacy and autonomy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Have a baby in Massachusetts, and the state wants to come visit your home.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Maura Healey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/blue-state-gov-ignites-online-firestorm-plan-send-govt-homes-newborn-babies-lunatic-libs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> as much on Boston Public Radio. Watch for yourself:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody in the state, when you have a baby, you\u2019re going to have a home visit within days, weeks and that will be an opportunity for a healthcare provider to make an assessment to see if you need some additional support and resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-VbsZuVfOjQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>She\u2019s not saying \u201cmay.\u201d The policy isn\u2019t \u201cif you call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s for everybody. A mandatory assessment.<\/p>\n<p>Healey\u2019s office later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/news\/governor-healey-announces-new-actions-to-strengthen-maternal-mental-health-and-postpartum-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxed<\/a> it as a voluntary expansion of Welcome Family: $2 million so every new parent can get a nurse visit, plus $250,000 more for a psychiatry access program for moms.<\/p>\n<p>The existing program already reaches about 3,000 families per year.<\/p>\n<p>Healey tied the pitch to postpartum mental health after the Lindsay Clancy<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/lindsay-clancy-trial-massachusetts-governor-postpartum-care-b3050809.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> trial<\/a>. The press release, however, is much softer than the radio cut.<\/p>\n<p>The radio cut is what Healey said.<\/p>\n<p>On its face, it\u2019s insane. Then ask who walks through the door.<\/p>\n<p>Best case: A social worker or state-tied nurse with the training and priorities of the modern helping class.<\/p>\n<p>Worse case: The volunteer-activist circuit, the same culture that treats childhood as a gender project and parents as suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, a \u201chelpful assessment\u201d does not stay in the kitchen. It becomes a file, then files go to agencies, and agencies already know how to turn a note into a case.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, posted that the government does not own your baby. Massachusetts Republican Party Chair Amy Carnevale called it overreach.<\/p>\n<p>Combine this with the growing push for euthanasia and you get the new circuit \u2014 the state at the bassinet and the state at the deathbed.<\/p>\n<p>Cradle-to-grave used to be a warning. In a blue capital, it\u2019s a budget line.<\/p>\n<p>Parents who want a nurse can call one. Pediatricians already screen. What Healey advertised is something else \u2014 a government-appointed pair of eyes in every nursery, making an assessment and writing it down.<\/p>\n<p>If the visit is optional, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.grabien.com\/story\/mass-gov-healey-says-everyone-who-has-a-baby-will-be-visited-by-a-gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the language<\/a> on the radio was not. \u201cYou\u2019re going to have\u201d is how a mandate sounds when a politician is selling care. Families hear the difference even when the press later sands it down.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts does not lack clinics, hotlines, or hospital discharge packets. It lacks trust that parents are the first authority in their own home.<\/p>\n<p>A governor who cannot say that aloud will always reach for another program.<\/p>\n<p>Once a stranger with a state badge is in the living room, the burden flips. The parent is explaining. The visitor is scoring. That is not a wellness courtesy. That is an intake.<\/p>\n<p>The people who staff these visits will not arrive as blank slates. They arrive with trainings, checklists, and the fashions of their profession.<\/p>\n<p>Those fashions now include the idea that mother and father are optional labels and that the state knows the child\u2019s \u201cbest interest\u201d better than the people who are raising the child.<\/p>\n<p>A report written after a 20-minute drop-in can follow a family for years. That is the part the radio segment failed to mention.<\/p>\n<p>If postpartum help is the goal, fund what mothers actually ask for and leave the door to the home closed unless they open it.<\/p>\n<p>Do not dress a canvass of every newborn household as compassion.<\/p>\n<p>Stay out of the house unless you are invited in. 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