[sausageseller]

From the parents of a 8 yr. old with leukemia, the government telling us the proper treatment for our son is wrong!

Yet this child should receive the radiation treatment. Lymphoma has a high cure rate if they would follow accepted treatment plans.

[muawiyah]

What is fundamentally wrong with the government directing people to the correct medical treatment?

[Polybius]

From the parents of a 8 yr. old with leukemia, the government telling us the proper treatment for our son is wrong!

Yet this child should receive the radiation treatment. Lymphoma has a high cure rate if they would follow accepted treatment plans.

For some cancers, unfortunately, there is no "right" answer as even the most aggressive therapy may do little to save the life.

In other cancers, however, such as Hodgkin's Disease, the cure rates are so high with appropriate treatment that denying such treatment is as murderous as denying a child surgery for appendicitis or antibiotics for pneumonia.

[Born Conservative]

From the parents of a 8 yr. old with leukemia, the government telling us the proper treatment for our son is wrong!

For the sake of argument, what would you say if a child with Leukemia was prevented from getting blood transfusions due to the parents' religious convictions; should the "state" step in and order the child to receive transfusions? chemo?