It seems like these parents were bullied. Calling the police to have the girl taken away? Where is the compassion and understanding for the blindsided parents who were bringing in their daughter to be treated for a cold & wound up having her spinal cord injected with a needle. Obviously there isn't enough info here, but it sure seems that more patience could have been had with these parents. It's not like they were Jehovah's Witnesses refusing basic lifesaving treatment.
If I had to take my best guess, I think an impatient doctor bullied them and then had their daughter forcibly removed from her parents care rather than sharing some compassion and understanding with them. However, I could be wrong.
I guess I could understand it if the doc was completely convinced that she had meningitis. However, he obviously did not know, which is why he was ordering the test. It was just a guess.