ok, so i was saddened to read this online.......Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment
By SONJA BARISIC , 07.21.2006, 06:43 PM
A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's attorney said.
The judge also found Starchild Abraham Cherrix's parents were neglectful for allowing him to pursue alternative treatment of a sugar-free, organic diet and herbal supplements supervised by a clinic in Mexico, lawyer John Stepanovich said.
Jay and Rose Cherrix of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore must continue to share custody of their son with the Accomack County Department of Social Services, as the judge had previously ordered, Stepanovich said.
The parents were devastated by the new order and planned to appeal, the lawyer said.
meanmamma notes: much as i believe that a sugar-free organic diet will not cure this fellow's cancer.....i believe that treatment decisions must be made by families involved not by courts, even if these treatment decisions are wrong.........while one could argue that suicide is illegal....and child abuse is illegal.....this 16 year old is old enough to have a say in his treatment........this case reminds me of the florida terry schiavo case....where 'concerned' strangers and extended family tried to take over for the nuclear family.......this is the price we pay for living in a free society....we have to let other people make their own mistakes even though we think we know better..........
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