Judge rules family can't refuse chemo for boy
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Added: Thu, 14 May 2009 23:00:00 UTC
Thanks to glenister_m for the link.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090515/ap_on_he_me/us_med_forced_chemo
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota judge ruled Friday that a 13-year-old cancer patient must be evaluated by a doctor to determine if the boy would benefit from restarting chemotherapy over his parents' objections.
In a 58-page ruling, Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg found that Daniel Hauser has been "medically neglected" by his parents, Colleen and Anthony Hauser, and was in need of child protection services.
While he allowed Daniel to stay with his parents, the judge gave the Hausers until Tuesday to get an updated chest X-ray for their son and select an oncologist.
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