Saturday, July 22, 2006

How free are we? Ruling sets a bad precedent.

Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment
"A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer (emphasis by Vox) must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary,..."
"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,..."


Are we not free to choose the diet on which we raise our children?
Do we not have the right to choose the life-effecting treatment our (minor)children are given?
Who has made the determination that so-called "alternative" treatments are ineffective? Especially regarding cancer?
Does the "State" know better how to raise our kids, or is it "Big Pharma"?

- Vox

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