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I was intrigued by a news article I just came across about a 13 year old boy who, along with his parents, decided against using chemotherapy to treat his cancer after experiencing one round, due to their religious convictions. He and his mother have since fled and are believed to be heading to Mexico. The court has ruled that the family cannot refuse cancer treatments for their son. Full story here. Is this right? Is a child of only 13 able to make the decision not to go through chemotherapy? Should the government force him to go through treatment, or is that an infringement of his civil rights? Do his parents have the right to refuse treatment, or is that a crime? I'm not sure where I stand on this issue. I can see valid points on both sides, but it really comes down to whether the child is making the decision himself or if his parents are making it for him. What are your thoughts?
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lucid dreams19
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I think if you cant be responsible for your actions in court you should have a say over your treatment ina hospital. Here it is 12 that you can be tried but its different everywhere
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nikki
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I can see both sides here, but I think that there are some things that aren't right, and denying a thirteen year old child treatment for cancer is not something I feel to be okay.
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exceedinglyrare
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I'd say that it ultimately depends on the situation. Obviously, in a situation like this boy was in, where treatment had a 90% chance of "curing" him, the treatment should absolutely be given. However, if the circumstances were different--if he'd been treated for this type of cancer many times and it kept returning and returning, or if the treatment had a much lower success rate, I think it would be up to the parents and up to the child. Really, there's no way to make a blanket universal statement of "yes, they all should" when it comes to cancer, because every case is so different.
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Well, if you make a treatment mandatory then you must make it cheap, or free.
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