13 year old boy force to have chemo by the court

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13 year old boy force to have chemo by the court

by jcr65566 on Tue May 19, 2009 12:00 AM

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I could not belive what I was reading. I supose it because Im on holistic alterative treatment, and Im doing so well on it, that Im concernd but is this true  can they do this.  

 

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520690,00.html &nbs

 NEW ULM, Minn. —  A Minnesota judge has issued an arrest warrant for the mother of a 13-year-old boy resisting chemotherapy after the pair missed a court hearing on his welfare.

Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg also is ordering that Daniel Hauser be placed in protective custody so he can get proper medical treatment for Hodgkins lymphoma.

Daniel and his parents, Colleen and Anthony Hauser, were due in court Tuesday to tell the judge results of a chest X-ray. But Daniel's father was the only one to appear. He told Rodenberg that he last saw Colleen Hauser on Monday evening, and she told him she was leaving. He said that was all he knew.

Related: Judge Rules Teen Must Get Chemo

The family's doctor, James Joyce, testified that Daniel's tumor has grown and he needs immediate assessment by a pediatric cancer doctor.

Earlier, Daniel vowed to resist chemotherapy by punching or kicking anyone who tries to force it on him.

Daniel and his parents stopped chemotherapy after one treatment and opted for "alternative medicines," prompting Brown County authorities to intervene. The cancer is regarded as highly curable with chemotherapy and radiation, but is likely fatal without it.

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