There's a big difference -- the patient in this case is able to speak for himself and is not being disposed of because he is inconvenient. The civil rights concerns are all in the other direction -- can the government compel him to accept treatment if he does not want it, even if it is in his best interests? I have only read one story on the subject at this point, and my only concern is the quality of information and parental counsel provided to someone named Starchild, forsooth. I think that if he can convincingly make the case that he understands the issues, he should be left the hell alone. Even though I think he is making a mistake, and that is why I suggest the inquiry.
>There's a battle brewing in Virginia which is very similar to the >Schiavo case in Florida: a minor, Abraham Cherrix, has decided along >with his parents to refuse a second round chemotherapy in favor of an >organic herbal treatment for Hodgkin's disease. > >A court has decided that his parents decision is equivalent to neglect >and is ordering their son to get the court's recommended treatment. > >I take the same position here as I did with the Schiavo case (because >there's really no difference): the government has no place in a >family's medical decisions given the parents are judged to be of sound >mind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:5/messageid:211101 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
