What are you talking about? The cops were called because the parents refused to allow the test. Without the test, there's no certainty it's meningitis. Testing the spinal fluid is the only way. To get the fluid they had to puncture the baby's spinal cord. The parents were not going to allow that. You're agreeing that the child should be tested against the parents' will by what means? The hospital staff making a citizen's arrest? Bodily removal by orderlies?
What's you're point? I never said they should have done what they did. In fact, I said the opposite. But I said that if the doctor had done the test, and confirmed the virus, then he would have been justified in calling the cops if the parents refused treatment. What part are you disagreeing with?
16. When the lab results came back all negative and normal, Corissa contacted Dr.
Erickson and discussed her progress further. At approximately 12:23 a.m., on August 13, 2003,
following administration of fluids to her daughter, Taige's temperature had dropped to 98.9° F.
THUS GIVING THE MOM INFORMATION to make a reasonable descision that HER child did not have meningitis and refuse a potentialy DEADLY test. Those of you siding with the MD here really scare me.