Operation Against Mothers Wishes

So, is this right or wrong?

Operation

That is a good question. He should have had the radiations after the first surgery, Then maybe it would not have grown back.

One parent say yes have the operation the other says no. the poor kid will die without it. So I would say yes the judge made the right call.


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I actually agree with the Judge. But we have also had cases where Jehovahs Witnesses have refused blood transfusions, and people have died. That one is a real can of worms ....

If medical treatment is available shouldn't it used to preserve life?

We have had that same thing here. Kids die . As a parent why would you not want to try to save them.
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I actually agree with the Judge. But we have also had cases where Jehovahs Witnesses have refused blood transfusions, and people have died. That one is a real can of worms ....

If medical treatment is available shouldn't it used to preserve life?

In this sort of moral dilemma there are times when society, in this case represented by a judge, has to act to protect the life of a child.
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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

It appears the operation went well

Operation

Summing up, the judge said: The mother has been through a terrible time. This sort of thing is every parent's nightmare. But I am worried that her judgement has gone awry on the question of the seriousness of the threat which Neon faces.
The alternative treatments put forward were complementary and alternative medicine. Nothing put forward has undergone rigorous clinical trials.

I'm glad to see that the courts have decided that the treatment is to continue, I've lost far too many friends over the years who have decided that the first round of a treatment was good enough.
I do however have sympathy for the mother who must now feel very confused at the least, probably angry. But let us hope and pray that the full package of treatment works properly and the lad is restored to full health and without any lasting side effects.
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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Of course the thorny question now remains doesn't it? Should the child be taken into care, or left in the charge of his mother. I'm only grateful that I won't be a court judge having to decide that.

Of course the thorny question now remains doesn't it? Should the child be taken into care, or left in the charge of his mother. I'm only grateful that I won't be a court judge having to decide that.

In the UK there is no upper age limit for serving on a jury for a criminal case, but you can be excused from jury service if you are 71 years of age or older and you do not want to serve on a jury. In the case of a civil trial you have to under 65.

Ditto ...
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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

We should side with life. Every time.

We should side with life. Every time.