As one of the heros of the raw food movement as well as the natural childbirth movement this woman is being punished for being way ahead of her time. I hope that you will be able to help by writing a letter to the authorities (email addresses below)! This story is best told through the emails that Hygeia has been sending out so here they are:

Aloha,
 
My name is Hygeia Halfmoon, and my fourteen year old daughter is suffering at the hands of the State of Florida DCF Agency and the AMA.
 
Four months ago my daughter and her fiance got caught up in the law against their relationship, based on the age difference, while in Florida.  My daughter was pregnant at the time.
 
Authorities forced my pregnant daughter to have repeated ultra-sounds in a one week period and other medical interference that traumatized both my daughter and her in-utero child.   Authorities tried to manipulate me into giving permission for an immediate d&c, but my daughter and I instinctively knew what was going on.  I refused to give permission, in honor of my daughter's choice to continue with her planned pregnancy.
 
When it was obvious that her child, Sativa could not survive the bombardment of medical interference and cramping began, we had to once again defend Jasmine's right to a natural miscarriage verses a d&c.  My daughter did manage to maintain her sovereignty and experience a natural miscarriage. 
 
I'm still fighting to get my daughter back, and will forward you my recent dealings that offer a synopsis of the situation.
 
As the author of Primal Mothering in a Modern World, I will tell you now that I am pro-woman....I support the right of a woman to decide.  In this situation with my daughter, I am standing firm to my pro-woman stance.  This young woman wanted to be pregnant, and this young woman was manipulated by the AMA and the DCF Agency, resulting in the loss of her much loved child.
 
I hope you can help our family.
Love,
Hygeia Halfmoon
Mother to Jasmine  Kokee Halfmoon
Grandmother to Sativa Halfmoon,
Lost in this family tragedy

Aloha,

My name is Hygeia Halfmoon, mother to Jasmine Kokee
Halfmoon. My fourteen-year-old daughter is presently
being held against her will by the State of Florida
DCF agency, and has been so held since February 15,
2006.

In the beginning of February 2006, our nomadic family
departed from winter camp in the Great Sonora Desert
of southwestern Arizona, arriving shortly thereafter
to the San Pedro National Forest of Central
California. We set up camp and I began my work as an
author and health consultant, researching and
incorporating the latest findings in the state of
California's Proposition 215 Medical Marijuana Act.

Our nomadic lifestyle of eight years is the outgrowth
of my Hawaii-born, home-educated childrens' interest
in the national forests, deserts, mountains,
wild-life, rivers, lakes, and streams of North
America.

One morning, while preparing to get supplies in the
nearby town of Santa Maria, Jasmine expressed her
frustration over having to restrain her affection
towards her fiance, when in public. The age
difference between she and Nathan (at the time, 13 and
25) posed a legal threat. Jasmine misinterpreted my
concern and felt I was being oppressive.

While her brother and I were in town getting supplies,
Jasmine and Nathan left. They traveled to Florida,
where someone called the police based on the age
difference and that's where this case against the
State of Florida DCF Agency begins.

Soon thereafter, Jasmine learned she was approximately
four weeks' pregnant. Medical intrusion was forced
upon her, and a combination of repeated ultra-sounds,
mis-diagnosis, and other medical assaults upon my
daughter contributed to the loss of her child.

This medical coercion persisted, as Jasmine was and
still is continuously harassed for not allowing the
AMA to vaccinate her. She has stood firm in our
familys' educated and responsible decision not to
vaccinate. This medical procedure is not only
unnecessary but also dangerous and potentially deadly,
as more and more adverse effects are being reported
throughout America and abroad.

In the four months that Jasmine has been in the
custody of the State of Florida DCF Agency she has
experienced numerous traumas, both mental and
physical: medical coercion; the loss of her
consciously concepted child; "cold" social workers;
running away from the Alpha House Pregnancy Center(due
to her inability to any longer endure the cold
attitudes of the workers) and ending up on the streets
of Tampa where she was sexually molested; being denied
contact with me; witnessing the incarceration of her
fiance; and the continuing pressure by DCF and the AMA
to be vaccinated.

Nathan was released after more than thirty days,
because no charges were pressed against him. Jasmine
now faces further emotional trauma as she is not
allowed to communicate with her fiance or myself.

According to the psychological report, "Jasmine is a
sweet girl with an adult mentality." Her attraction
to a young man of Nathan's age makes perfect sense in
light of her maturity.

Nathan is an Arkansas Country boy, with an
un-complicated personality that is steady and loyal.
His cultural background includes early age marriage
(his grandmother married at thirteen) and he comes
from a state that recognizes marriage at age fourteen
with parental consent.

Since the onset of our involvement with the State of
Florida DCF Agency, my family has endured disrespect,
oppression, and inconsistent communication. In my
initial conversation with Heather Gates of Pinellas
County she referred to Nathan as "in jail, right where
he belongs." She went on to say that the foster care
system of which Jasmine was now a part is a "bad
situation", another example of the danger my daughter
has been exposed to since February 15, 2006 at the
hands of the State of Florida DCF Agency and the
Judicial System.

Jasmine continues to be frustrated by the neglect on
the part of her case manager, Heather Henri. Despite
Jasmine's repeated efforts, this case manager does not
return her calls. Jasmine's aunt, Lisa Reeves, has
efforted to communicate with this case manager.
Lisa's messages, too, are not returned.

Since May 23, 2006 I have emailed this case manager
several times, emailed her supervisor, and left a
telephone message with the director of this Agency.
To date, I have received no response.

The main barrier with the State of Florida DCF Agency,
aside from the lack of prompt response, is their
limited view of family stability. This Agency's
blatant discrimination against our family's values,
nomadic lifestyle, and commitment to voluntary
simplicity has forced me to protect the rest of my
family from further encroachment by the DCF...a
necessary act on my part that is classified by this
Agency as "non-compliance".

Given the challenge of communication irresponsibility
and several counts of discrimination against my
familys' religious, educational, health, and lifestyle
values, International Media exposure is the next step
in my commitment to have Jasmine promptly returned to
her family of origin. In the words of my daughter,

"My mother has taught me all the Native American ways
so that is what I am about and I would love to be
returned to the only family that I have ever known."

Aloha,
Hygeia Halfmoon
mother to Jasmine Kokee Halfmoon
grandmother to the late Sativa Halfmoon,
Jasmine's child lost in this family tragedy

Aloha!

Your response is as big as the full moon that shines
on us all today!!! My daughter, Jasmine must be
feeling completely wrapped in global love in this
glorious moment.

Each of you ask what you can do to help. Below are
seven considerations for contributing to the cause of
bringing Jasmine home, contributions that further the
cause of protecting primal families everywhere.

1. Media Coverage
Expand your concern and support to the internet
village of which you are a part, as well as the
region in which you live. Anything I have ever
written and that has ever been published by me
is freely available for serving the
highest good of all concerned.

2. Letter of Testimony
Email a letter of testimony regarding how we met
and how my lifework has impacted your intuition,
your health, and your family life. Send to both
case workers and the governor of Florida at:
hhenri@sarasota-ymca.org
ggalan@sarasota-ymca.org
jeb@myflorida.com

3. Send your voluntary contribution to help offset
the costs of battle at
Hygeia Halfmoon
% Celissa Shankman
PO Box 1671
Santa Cruz, NM
87567

4. Trust your psychic skills and the ability to
manifest magic via our individual and collective
spiritual strengths.

5. Stay connected to the moon every day, especially
today and the next few days while its fullness
pleads for our connection. The fate of humanity
relies on our rememberance of who we are and
our symbiotic relationship to the environment in
which we live.

6. Keep your eyes on the seventh generation from now
where all the efforts of today will create the
reality our families deserve and need.

Since beginning my fast, women the world over are
joining me. 100,000 raw food vegans have been alerted
to the situation, and Jasmine is presently in the
hearts of our sisters and brothers everywhere.

This full moon has waited a very long time for the
homecoming of the homo sapien.
Love,
Hygeia Halfmoon
Primal Mothering in a Modern World