ARTICLE: Teen refuses court-ordered test to check cancer status (The Virginian-Pilot - HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com)
ARTICLE: Teen refuses court-ordered test to check cancer status (The Virginian-Pilot - HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com)
NORFOLK - Fifteen-year-old Abraham Starchild Cherrix never intended to challenge the medical establishment when he refused chemotherapy earlier this year.
He simply believed the treatment was poisoning him, rather than saving him from Hodgkin's disease. What he wanted was a more natural approach, which he sought through an alternative treatment clinic in Tijuana, Mexico.
That decision has led to a courtroom battle, accusations of parental neglect and the possibility of being removed from his Chincoteague home...
Good for this young man! He's not just listening to the Man's bullshit. He's standing up for his beliefs and his rights. We need more like him.
NORFOLK - Fifteen-year-old Abraham Starchild Cherrix never intended to challenge the medical establishment when he refused chemotherapy earlier this year.
He simply believed the treatment was poisoning him, rather than saving him from Hodgkin's disease. What he wanted was a more natural approach, which he sought through an alternative treatment clinic in Tijuana, Mexico.
That decision has led to a courtroom battle, accusations of parental neglect and the possibility of being removed from his Chincoteague home...
Good for this young man! He's not just listening to the Man's bullshit. He's standing up for his beliefs and his rights. We need more like him.
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