| awthrawthr@yahoo.com 2006-08-02, 2:26 am |
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cathyb wrote:
> awthraw...@yahoo.com wrote:
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> The issue, of course, is whether the *child*, currently not considered
> legally capable of making the decision, would prefer it when or if he
> grows old enough to reflect on the issue.
The child won't be growing up to reflect on anything if he were to take
a second bite of the poison apple.
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> There are plenty of parents who object to outsiders taking custody of
> their child when their treatment of said child is considered abusive or
> negligent. These decisions are made all the time. So what?
Ah, but you want to make the comparison between child abuse and a
medical choice. Of course you're assuming that the Hoxey method is the
'abuse.' Meanwhile, the parents, the child and many others consider the
poison chemo to be the abuse...in other words your comparison doesn't
work because whereas true child abuse is clearcut...as when a child is
beaten with kitchen utensils, beltbuckles, etc... the choice of medical
care is something entirely different.
> Surely no-one can deny that the rights of a child *should* override
> those of a parent not acting in their best interest?
There is no evidence that the parents are not acting in the child's
best interest. NONE. All we have here is your disgreement about what is
best. The parents disagree with your opinion. They have that right.
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