[freespirited]

Abraham was on FOX tonight. He said he will not accept treatment. I hope the state does not take him from his parents; he has enough to deal with.

[PzLdr]

The name "Starchild" explains it all. [Segue to SWINGIN' BLUE JEANS' version of "Hippy Hippy Shake"]

[SteveMcKing]

It's one thing to opt out of any treatment, but to place faith in something stupid should certify one as nuts and therefore forcefully treatable.

It's a Catch-22!

[AntiGuv]

Personally I question the mental competence of a hippie to make such decisions at any age...

[little jeremiah]

Not sure if you want this one; it's a pretty clear article and makes good comparisons.

So what if his name is weird. Just because people are "funny" doesn't mean they should have their rights taken away from them.

[tang-soo]

Read Dr. Lorraine Day's account here. She had to fight her own colleagues to "win" the right to choose her own treatment. She nearly lost.

She eventually treated this horrible site in a manner very similar to what this young man is attempting.

By the way, she was really healed during this process. Not only her body, but her soul. Dr. Day became an outspoken Christian during this whole process.

[msnimje]

How can a court ORDER parents to have their child injected with poison? If they poisoned him without a court order wouldn't they go to jail.

This needs to be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.

[utahagen]

I think this poor kid's parents are jackasses, but sometimes the law must allow people to be jackasses.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Without reference to this particular case, but just in general: I thought that forcing an unwanted medical treatment upon a competent patient was considered assault. Can anybody supply more information on this?

[spunkets]

"I hope the state does not take him from his parents; he has enough to deal with."

Ditto.

[jla]

The outcome of this matter should deeply concern all Americans as the very essence of our Constitution is being defied.
This case is an affront to everything Thomas J, Geo. Washington, James Madison et al stood for.
It is an affront to every person who fought in or died in our Revolutionary War.
It is an affront to the American ideal.

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them"

[jla]

[excerpted from here]

If the Circuit Court upholds the lower court's ruling, Cherrix' parents may be held in contempt of court. That means Cherrix' parents could face additional charges or perhaps jail time. Abraham's father, Jay Cherrix, is prepared for the consequences of violating the court order. "I'm not going to be an obstacle to my son. If a judge wants to throw me in jail, then he's going to have to do that." "I should be concentrating on my recovery," Abraham said. "This case is taking me away from that."

[MamaTexan]

Good news update!

Teen With Hodgkin's Wins Right To Avoid Chemo