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Post by webrunner on May 15, 2009 22:15:15 GMT -7
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Post by rosa on May 16, 2009 15:12:18 GMT -7
according to the news, the doctors feel his life is in danger
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Post by webrunner on May 16, 2009 16:19:51 GMT -7
Yes, yes I read that. I guess I was hoping for a little more opinion and a little less recap. ;D I'm teasing you, Rosa.
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Post by rosa on May 16, 2009 16:58:26 GMT -7
most states have laws which permit the state to take over if/when the parent is determined to be neglecting the child in some way....religious preferences cited as being paramount over the child's health and medical safety
I go with the child's right to receive medical treatment. In this particular case, I believe one of the factors the parents are arguing is that he can receive non-medical treatment for his cancer, and they believe he is a shaman. He's thirteen years old and medically dependent on additional treatments for his survival. Neither he nor his parents have been able to prove the success rate of the alternative treatments they're recommending. The medical treatment being recommended is not without side effects, but the survival rate for this type of cancer is substantial, when it's caught in time. And there are additional, well-established treatment protocols to mitigate side effects.
If the parents cannot adequately care for their kid, as seems to be the case given their advocacy of no medical treatment for his cancer, I'm with the state. Once he's well, they can all go and sue somebody if it makes 'em feel better. Get him well first. Best interests of the child trump religious dogma and alternative treatments that witness no evidence of adequate treatment for his disease.
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Post by webrunner on May 21, 2009 21:06:44 GMT -7
I'd be hard pressed to say that the chemo shouldn't be forced on this family but then it doesn't violate my religious beliefs so it's kinda easy for me to say. The boy and the mother are on the run right now, so obviously this is something they feel strongly about. What about respect for deeply held religious conviction? I dunno. I wonder, if this can be compelled what else can be in the "best interest of the child?" Where's the line? Police Look For Minn. Mother, Son Who Fled Chemo www.koat.com/health/19511890/detail.html
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