Tina Carlsen took her 9 month old son from the hospital because she wanted to try alternative medicines to help with her son's kidney problems. Doctors wanted to do dialysis and eventually surgery. Tina now faces "up to a year in prison if convicted on second degree kidnapping charges" (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13612547). The mother suggests that she had the right to choose what was best for her child. The doctors said no. However, the laws in that state say that a doctor can only overide a parent if there is a life threatening emergency, which was not present in this case. Also, how does this debate affect the abortion issue? Death is certainly not in a child's medical best interest! What do you think?
2006-07-17
02:38:58
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Chuck
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