Comments on: A Family Justifies Killing Their Kid http://www.agnostic-library.com/ma/2009/05/21/a-family-justifies-killing-their-kid/ ... an agnostic view of the world ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:16:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: PsiCop http://www.agnostic-library.com/ma/2009/05/21/a-family-justifies-killing-their-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-5488 PsiCop Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:53:13 +0000 http://www.agnostic-library.com/ma/?p=711#comment-5488 Allow me to explain why the authorities ought to be involved: Not all forms of "medicine" are "medicine," some of them are "fraud." Fraud of any kind ... whether it's healthcare or anything else ... is illegal, and the courts always should be involved. As for the Hauser family's "rights," in this case they were found to have lied to officials about Daniel's whereabouts on more than one occasion, as explained by CNN and as I noted in my post. They are, to put it bluntly, dodgy people doing dodgy things with their own son. The state always has an interest in such things ... just as they'd have an interest if the Hausers had, instead, been -- say -- beating or neglecting him. No one in this country has the "freedom" to abuse his or her own child. Absolutely no one. To defend child abuse on the basis of permitting "freedom," is heinous beyond description. The cold fact is that "holistic medicine" <a href="//www.skepdic.com/holistic.html"" rel="nofollow">is quackery and fraud</a>. Taking a child to a "holistic" practitioner, rather than a bona fide doctor, for a serious medical condition, is child abuse. Period. End of story. <a href="//www.skepdic.com/gersontherapy.html"" rel="nofollow">Gerson therapy</a> is not truly effective, either, even though you claim it is. Contrary to what you claim, it has NO history as an effective cancer treatment ... or for anything else. I'm surprised you feel Daniel's life is so cheap that you would want him to die in the name of his parents' "freedom." Allow me to explain why the authorities ought to be involved: Not all forms of "medicine" are "medicine," some of them are "fraud." Fraud of any kind … whether it's healthcare or anything else … is illegal, and the courts always should be involved. As for the Hauser family's "rights," in this case they were found to have lied to officials about Daniel's whereabouts on more than one occasion, as explained by CNN and as I noted in my post. They are, to put it bluntly, dodgy people doing dodgy things with their own son. The state always has an interest in such things … just as they'd have an interest if the Hausers had, instead, been — say — beating or neglecting him.

No one in this country has the "freedom" to abuse his or her own child. Absolutely no one. To defend child abuse on the basis of permitting "freedom," is heinous beyond description.

The cold fact is that "holistic medicine" is quackery and fraud. Taking a child to a "holistic" practitioner, rather than a bona fide doctor, for a serious medical condition, is child abuse. Period. End of story. Gerson therapy is not truly effective, either, even though you claim it is. Contrary to what you claim, it has NO history as an effective cancer treatment … or for anything else.

I'm surprised you feel Daniel's life is so cheap that you would want him to die in the name of his parents' "freedom."

]]> By: Janae Bird http://www.agnostic-library.com/ma/2009/05/21/a-family-justifies-killing-their-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-5487 Janae Bird Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:42:54 +0000 http://www.agnostic-library.com/ma/?p=711#comment-5487 I can't understand why the "courts" have any control or say over which type of "medicine" we choose to use to cure ourselves of disease. It seems to go against every inalienable or constitutional right which protect our rights to do what we want with and to our own bodies. Yes, Daniel was a minor and under his parents jurisdiction which gave them the right to choose which healthcare system to choose for his cancer. How can their taking their son into Mexico to secure holistic healthcare practices like the Gerson therapy which has a long history of curing cancer without chemo or surgery be connotated as a felony charge? Have we lost our sense of freedom, liberty and justice for all in America? White Buffalo Woman I can't understand why the "courts" have any control or say over which type of "medicine" we choose to use to cure ourselves of disease. It seems to go against every inalienable or constitutional right which protect our rights to do what we want with and to our own bodies. Yes, Daniel was a minor and under his parents jurisdiction which gave them the right to choose which healthcare system to choose for his cancer. How can their taking their son into Mexico to secure holistic healthcare practices like the Gerson therapy which has a long history of curing cancer without chemo or surgery be connotated as a felony charge? Have we lost our sense of freedom, liberty and justice for all in America? White Buffalo Woman

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