http://bloggingforliberty.com/2009/05/15/medically-negligent-a-parents-worst-nightmare/ A collaborative effort to share liberty-related information. Mon, 10 May 2010 14:29:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bloggingforliberty.com/2009/05/15/medically-negligent-a-parents-worst-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Ellen Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:40:27 +0000 http://bloggingforliberty.com/2009/05/15/medically-negligent-a-parents-worst-nightmare/#comment-60 This judge is protecting the child's right to treatment in the case of the possibility that the parents' desires are not in the child's best interest. There are cases where parental beliefs are not evidence-based, and there should always be a second opinion given in the case where big-gun treatments are a consideration. There are parents with mental illness that "beat the devil" out of their children, and they believe they are doing good. The judge is intervening because the circumstance is unusual that a recommended treatment for a terminal illness would be avoided in the case of a child. Ultimately, the best course is for the family to make a decision about treatment after receiving the advice of experts in the care of that disease. That is why the consent process includes giving a complete disclosure of the potential risks and benefits of a treatment. This judge is protecting the child’s right to treatment in the case of the possibility that the parents’ desires are not in the child’s best interest. There are cases where parental beliefs are not evidence-based, and there should always be a second opinion given in the case where big-gun treatments are a consideration. There are parents with mental illness that “beat the devil” out of their children, and they believe they are doing good. The judge is intervening because the circumstance is unusual that a recommended treatment for a terminal illness would be avoided in the case of a child. Ultimately, the best course is for the family to make a decision about treatment after receiving the advice of experts in the care of that disease. That is why the consent process includes giving a complete disclosure of the potential risks and benefits of a treatment.

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