[ohhhh]

I tend to agree with those who believe that the U.S. federal government is now become the taskmaster of the citizens. Freedom as our constitution dictates has been robbed by terrorist politicians and terrorist judges.

[YOUGOTIT]

And who was the idiot judge that made this decision?

[JamesP81]

While it might be unwise of this kid to choose not to undergo chemotherapy, the state has no business telling him he has to. This is utter nonsense.

[xrp]

"I'm here from the government and I'm here to help -- and I'll kill you if you resist."

[dinok]

The judge is sick...typical of the current breed. They have become out of control. The justice department should have come to this kid's aid.

[Sloth]

Off the subject, 'Cancer Teen' would be a great name for a band.

[muawiyah]

Judge Jesse Demps of Accomack County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court is a state judge, not a federal judge.

[webstersII]

"They told Abraham that if he did not go and have an X-ray, they would put him in a juvenile detention center with drug dealers."

Those social workers were really full of compassion, weren't they?

[LoudRepublicangirl]

This is crazy! The courts want to kill the handicap people like Terri Schiavo but want to force treatment on someone who does not choose conventional medicine. I'm getting pretty scared folks.

[Joan912]

Does the judge have nothing to do or is he play-acting a scene from 1984?

They would have to crawl over my bullet-riddled body to get to my teenage daughter!

[KoRn]

If I was in that kids place there would be fewer social workers in this world as soon as they decided to enforce the judge's ruling.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

But its for "THE CHILDREN".

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

ooops /s

[zook]

Although I disagree with the family's decision, had I been them I would have simply left the state or at least put my son on a train to parts unknown. If, in fact, they do duct tape this boy to a gurney, I hope it's captured on video for everyone to see.

[G Larry]

'I don't think I can let you do that.'

Ah....a legally veiled threat!
Somebody needs to let these damn social worker know that they don't run the world.

[evad]

"He said, 'No, I will come to your house with a uniformed officer, and I will take your son by force if he resists. And I will take him to somebody who will do that.'

This is so insane as to be "unbelievable".

[sandbar]

I agree that this kid (AND HIS PARENTS) should have the decision making right here. But what about those children in Christian Scientists homes who refuse treatment that could prevent death for their kids?

Wow, this is a tough issue.

I also think that comparing this to Elian Gonzalez is stupid with the exception of the force issue. I feel that the right decision was made on Elian. That situation is no different than an Islamic father kidnapping his children and taking them to another country and the mother has no rights there. Both are wrong. Whether we disagree with his (Elian) father or not, it was HIS child and he is the sole custodian since his mother died.

[Hegemony Cricket]

We Know What's Best For You - Don't you go thinking you know what you want for yourself. After all, if we let you make your own decisions, we'd have to start letting everyone else make their own decisions, and before long it would be chaos, and we would have no control at all, and if we had no control at all, people might start realizing they don't need us, and, and, and...

[kittymyrib]

Where is the fair-haired governor of the state of VA while this totalitarian scenario is being played out in front of the nation?

[12th_Monkey]

Let me get this straight, a woman has a right to an abortion because it's her body....But this young man has to right to control his body. I would say that is a double standard.

[mdmathis6]

Lets be careful about the word "federal" here...so far its been state institutions and judges involved here...I suspect the Federal judges may take a different tact here!