KRISTV.COM - Corpus Christi, TX - Katie Wernecke leaves M.D. Anderson with parents
KRISTV.COM - Corpus Christi, TX - Katie Wernecke leaves M.D. Anderson with parents
"HOUSTON - After a bitter court battle that lasted nearly five months, 13-year-old cancer patient Katie Wernecke of Agua Dulce is back with her parents. Katie walked out of M.D. Anderson with her parents and walked away from her conventional cancer treatment."
A happy ending, yes. Still this leaves many troubling questions: Who has the final authority over the treatment of a young person, the family, the state or even the youngster themselves? As we move more and more into the nanny state culture, I believe things like this will happen with greater frequency. Parents will lose their children for refusing to put them on Ritalin at the schools' orders, for refusing to send defiant teens away to bootcamps, etc. All in all, this isn't a good country to raise kids in anymore.
"HOUSTON - After a bitter court battle that lasted nearly five months, 13-year-old cancer patient Katie Wernecke of Agua Dulce is back with her parents. Katie walked out of M.D. Anderson with her parents and walked away from her conventional cancer treatment."
A happy ending, yes. Still this leaves many troubling questions: Who has the final authority over the treatment of a young person, the family, the state or even the youngster themselves? As we move more and more into the nanny state culture, I believe things like this will happen with greater frequency. Parents will lose their children for refusing to put them on Ritalin at the schools' orders, for refusing to send defiant teens away to bootcamps, etc. All in all, this isn't a good country to raise kids in anymore.
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