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Bark Bark Bark (572 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 10:43 PM Original message |
CNN.com - State seizes cancer-stricken girl - Jun 9, 2005: |
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pstans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Downing Street what? |
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othermeans (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
47. Just another diversion they weren't getting the play out of Aruba |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is just wrong. |
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tlcandie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 10:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Jup ...It happens.. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
51. The kid's dead? Then maybe the "traditional poisons" might not |
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ConfuZed (856 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 10:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. If the parents want this girl to die you agree with that? n/t |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. So consent forms are not needed any more, then? |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. If withholding this medical care gravely endangers a cognizant life, yes. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. on the news today |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 02:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
38. Perhaps some treatments are equivalent of bloodletting. |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #38 |
59. I had a friend in the same boat. |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. They said the girl's cancer was in remission. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Who is "they"? Is it qualified doctors, or her parents, or the child ? |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
49. She has a much higher probability of relapsing if she does not have |
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BornLeft (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 07:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
45. i do not. however when it gets down |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. No its not... the state has the power and rightly so. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I think the best interests of the child are to get the needed |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. yes. and they went to court and both sides were heard and the |
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LeighAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 12:35 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Too bad they put them in foster care :( |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 12:57 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. well than they need to make a better system instead of being at the mercy |
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LeighAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 01:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Volunteer foster parents??? |
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LeighAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 01:27 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Next you're going to say we need more privitazation (I hope not) n/t |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 03:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
58. But don't you see how this is a slippery slope? |
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gate of the sun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #58 |
69. yes |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
55. When does the line get crossed? |
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ConfuZed (856 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. I doubt they have any proof she's in remission |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Just wait until *, DeLay & Frist take control of your health care. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. you would trust the opinion of the dpss? |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. i could argue with you about whether the agency is quality or not |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Let me tell you my experience |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. that is why the courts are involved..... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 05:39 AM Response to Reply #22 |
42. IV's in the head is normal |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. jesus h christ |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. there was judicial process.... |
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LeighAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 12:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Rubber Stamp |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not quite enough information in the article. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. Being in remission doesn't mean you don't need treatment |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. I am sure there is an appeals process and agreed re: comments on remission |
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Joj Bush (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm on the fence on this one. |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:07 AM Response to Reply #18 |
54. Because... |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
57. On Behalf Of |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
23. If they didn't object to chemo, why |
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koopie57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
25. I wonder what kind of insurance |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. the fact that Bush and Co. made an evil law about taking people off |
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koopie57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-11-05 09:10 AM Response to Reply #26 |
70. humm .. why are you so into this? |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-05 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
27. I saw the video the girl and her parents made. |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 12:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Ahem |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 12:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Your skepticism is well documented here at DU. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 01:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. If "alternative" treatments are used |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 02:43 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Yes, see my post below >>> |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 02:23 AM Original message |
Now this looks promising...... |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 02:23 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. .. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #27 |
50. Um, how are you supposed to kill cancer with holistic crap? |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
40. the devil is in the details |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
41. Unfortunate but clearly quite necessary |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 06:53 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Yes, Hodgkin's is quite treatable. |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 06:57 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Exactly. Remission is quite a dangerous period |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 07:49 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. Tests unveiled in court show girl has cancer again |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 08:10 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. This is a sorry sorry state of affairs |
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lateo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
46. Are they religious nut jobs? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
48. F Troops |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
52. i had a niece |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
53. This might be the new Schiavo, wingnuts screaming |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
56. So say she got the treatment |
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Tealbreeze (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
60. Suprised Frist hasn't jumped on this one already |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. If this family was doing this for religious reasons DU would be freaking! |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 05:13 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I don't think I'm seeing the same response here that you are |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. There may be religious reasons actually |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-11-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #64 |
71. they only wanted to use the mom's blood for transfusion for some reason.. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-11-05 10:00 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. I agree completely |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-11-05 10:19 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. they obviously weren't coping well... |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
63. Culture of life exposed |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:06 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. And yet I'll bet if the kid was black or latino |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-05 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
68. Oh how easy it is for us |
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