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alternative treatment does work against cancer
this judge is an idiot
it is not like conventional medicine has a great success rate against cancer anyhow
judge needs to get out more
By SONJA BARISIC
Associated Press Writer
NORFOLK, Va.
A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's attorney said.
The judge also found Starchild Abraham Cherrix's parents were neglectful for allowing him to pursue alternative treatment of a sugar-free, organic diet and herbal supplements supervised by a clinic in Mexico, lawyer John Stepanovich said.
Jay and Rose Cherrix of oteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore must continue to share custody of their son with the Accomack County Department of Social Services, as the judge had previously ordered, Stepanovich said.
The parents were devastated by the new order and planned to appeal, the lawyer said.
Stepanovich said he will ask a higher court on Monday to stay enforcement of the order, which requires the parents to take Abraham to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk and to give the oncologist their written legal consent to treat their son for Hodgkin's disease.
"I want to caution all parents of Virginia: Look out, because Social Services may be pounding on your door next when they disagree with the decision you've made about the health care of your child," Stepanovich said.
Phone calls to the Cherrix home went unanswered.
The lawyer declined to release the ruling, saying juvenile court Judge Jesse E. Demps has sealed much of the case.
Social Services officials have declined to comment, citing privacy laws.
After three months of chemotherapy last year made him nauseated and weak, Abraham rejected doctors' recommendations to go through a second round when he learned early this year that his Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymph nodes, was active again.
A social worker then asked a judge to require the teen to continue conventional treatment. In May, the judge issued a temporary order finding Abraham's parents neglectful and awarding partial custody to the county, with Abraham continuing to live at home with his four siblings.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/21/D8J0MGOO1.html
alternative treatment does work against cancer
this judge is an idiot
it is not like conventional medicine has a great success rate against cancer anyhow
judge needs to get out more
I'm sure this judge is in the pockets of Big Pharma and pals with people in the F.D.A.
It is just ridiculous and should be a crime to prevent one from the use of all natural organic alternatives. It's the best way.
If we all chose this route, we would bankrupt the drug companies and the people at the F.D.A. who are in their pockets.
For this reason, they claim it is a crime to use alternative treatments.
They actually made it a law that ONLY prescription drugs can cure sickness and disease. That's actually a law, and it makes me mad as , and this poor boy will probably die just so they can make a dollar, and this story happens everyday, every year.
Millions die every year in the name of profit.
Remember, it's all about the money.
People are dying everyday because of the lies of the F.D.A. and the drug companies and I'm mad as and I'm not gonna take it anymore!
My book explains all of this. The F.D.A. told you that Vioxx was safe.
Over 100,000 people are now dead by taking Vioxx as directed.
They lied to you!
I'm blowing the whistle!
His name is "Starchild" ??
That alone should be grounds for loss of custody.
Glad to see more of the government putting their noses into our business, and intuding int our lives.
Gotta love it.
huh?. It's called compassion.Glad to see more of the government putting their noses into our business, and intuding int our lives.
The kid's parents are ing idiots. If he was an adult then I'd say him, but he is a minor and the judge is only looking out for this kid's best interest.
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