You may be following the story of young Daniel Hauser. He's the 14 year old boy, diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, that went missing with his mother last week.
They ran to escape a court order mandating that he begin chemotherapy. His family objects to the procedure for religious reasons.
I would certainly make a different decision if it were my child. And a part of me is glad Daniel will now be getting the life saving treatments.
But I'm flabbergasted at the court's intrusion.
I imagine some of you reading this post agree with the judge's decision to issue the court order, overriding the wishes of Daniel's parents. After all, doctors say he'll die without the treatments. Surely any religious belief that causes parents to risk their child's life is irrational. Right?
But I think there is a higher principle at stake. Perhaps a couple. Religious freedom and parental rights.
How long will it be until a judge somewhere rules one of your religious practices to be irrational?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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Since when has chemotheraphy always been the best route for cancer treatment? Who is to say that the cheomtheraphy will save his life? Can the parents make the government/court accountable if the chemotheraphy doesn't work? I think it is absurd to take away parental and religious rights.
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