Wynne E E
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 1997 Spring;27(3):179-91. doi: 10.1007/BF02353697.
The overwhelming trend in most courts in the United States today is to respect the rights of parents, rather than to take seriously the interests of the child. Biological parents' rights to ownership of their child remain a priority over the needs and interests of that child. Children need to be considered as persons, not the property of their parents, if we are to respect their interests and developmental needs in legal actions that affect them.
当今美国大多数法院的压倒性趋势是尊重父母的权利，而不是认真对待孩子的利益。亲生父母对其子女的所有权仍然优先于该子女的需求和利益。如果我们要在影响儿童的法律诉讼中尊重他们的利益和发展需求，就需要将儿童视为人，而不是其父母的财产。
