Sarahmañana
Cadet
Okay folks here is the deal. I have to write a paper over what I would do if I were in the states situation. It’s a moral dilemma…how would I handle it? So basically I want to some feed back…what would you do if you were the state? Would you take the child away from his parents and force him to take chemotherapy or would you allow the parents to neglect his needs? Here is a little more information that isn’t in the article. The reason the parents are refusing the chemotherapy is because it is against their religious beliefs. I wish I had more information….but anywho…what would you do?
Oh…I’m not sure what paper this article was in…my professor just gave us a copy of the article w/o and references. Go figure :0)
i'm having a hard time deciding what i would do....so let me know what you think :0) I’ll be online later to check it out…I have to go to work right now...
Nationline
Utah ends its pursuit of child with cancer
The state of Utah is dropping efforts to force chemotherapy on a boy whose parents were charged with kidnapping him to avoid the treatment, officials said Monday. The family’s fierce resistance makes forced treatment unworkable because parents need to approve of chemotherapy, said Carol Sisco, spokeswoman for the Division of Child and Family Services.
Parker Jensen, 12, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, and at least four physicians recommended chemotherapy. Daren and Barbara Jensen want to pursue alternative treatments. They fled Utah in August after the state ordered them to turn the boy over to state custody for chemotherapy. To escape kidnapping charges, the Jensens agreed to a new round of tests by an Idaho oncologist, Martin Johnston, and to abide by his recommendation. Johnston recommended chemotherapy, but the Jenses say new tests don’t show signs of cancer. However, experts say that almost all patients with Ewing’s sarcoma have undetectable cancer cells that spread. “What can we do?” Sisco said. “Do we take him into custody and force him into chemotherapy? We just don’t think that will work.
Oh…I’m not sure what paper this article was in…my professor just gave us a copy of the article w/o and references. Go figure :0)
i'm having a hard time deciding what i would do....so let me know what you think :0) I’ll be online later to check it out…I have to go to work right now...
Nationline
Utah ends its pursuit of child with cancer
The state of Utah is dropping efforts to force chemotherapy on a boy whose parents were charged with kidnapping him to avoid the treatment, officials said Monday. The family’s fierce resistance makes forced treatment unworkable because parents need to approve of chemotherapy, said Carol Sisco, spokeswoman for the Division of Child and Family Services.
Parker Jensen, 12, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, and at least four physicians recommended chemotherapy. Daren and Barbara Jensen want to pursue alternative treatments. They fled Utah in August after the state ordered them to turn the boy over to state custody for chemotherapy. To escape kidnapping charges, the Jensens agreed to a new round of tests by an Idaho oncologist, Martin Johnston, and to abide by his recommendation. Johnston recommended chemotherapy, but the Jenses say new tests don’t show signs of cancer. However, experts say that almost all patients with Ewing’s sarcoma have undetectable cancer cells that spread. “What can we do?” Sisco said. “Do we take him into custody and force him into chemotherapy? We just don’t think that will work.
i might though....