Art Caplan writes in his MSNBC column today that the courts have the right to intervene in a case where a highly curable cancer is being prevented by the refusal by parent and child to undergo treatment--regardless of the reason. Daniel's age and developmental disabilities prevent him from giving informed... (read the rest)
posted May 22, 2009
By now, almost everyone in America has probably heard the story of Daniel Hauser and his fight to refuse chemotherapy for his Hodgkin's lymphoma. The most recent wrinkle is that when it appeared that Daniel would be forced to get chemo, he and his mother skipped town, apparently now on... (read the rest)
posted May 21, 2009
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