Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment - Forbes.com
Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment - Forbes.com
A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's attorney said.
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, lawyer John Stepanovich said.
Jay and Rose Cherrix of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore must continue to share custody of their son with the Accomack County Department of Social Services, as the judge had previously ordered, Stepanovich said.
The parents were devastated by the new order and planned to appeal, the lawyer said.
So this young man, who in two years will be considered adult enough vote isn't adult enough to know what's best for his own body? What the hell is wrong with these government people? Who gave them the authority to tell families what to do, and people what to do with their own lives? Where do they get off playing God with this young man's health and family life? So what if he's a "minor"? He's old enough to drive a car, for fuck's sake! A century ago, he would've been a man and had a family of his own. This is just too much.
A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's attorney said.
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, lawyer John Stepanovich said.
Jay and Rose Cherrix of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore must continue to share custody of their son with the Accomack County Department of Social Services, as the judge had previously ordered, Stepanovich said.
The parents were devastated by the new order and planned to appeal, the lawyer said.
So this young man, who in two years will be considered adult enough vote isn't adult enough to know what's best for his own body? What the hell is wrong with these government people? Who gave them the authority to tell families what to do, and people what to do with their own lives? Where do they get off playing God with this young man's health and family life? So what if he's a "minor"? He's old enough to drive a car, for fuck's sake! A century ago, he would've been a man and had a family of his own. This is just too much.
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