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A 13 year old boy runs away with his mother.
They are running away to escape chemo-therapy from the doctors.
When I first read this story, I thought it was the type of people who refuses any sort of medical treatment. But upon further reading, its not that they don't want ANY medical treatment, they just didn't was that particular one.
The Hausers, who initially resisted chemotherapy out of a preference for alternative, American Indian-based treatments, faced immediate legal consequences if they skipped the appointment. (wcco.com)
It seems a bit alarming to me that people are not ALLOWED to do whatever treatment they think would be better. Legal actions are threatened against them. What's happening to choices?
Perhaps people are not intelligent enough or able to gather enough info by themselves to make an intelligent decision? I must admit one of my biggest unspoken fear (until now) is to be hurt by someone else's stupidity.
Nevertheless, people ought to be given a chance to live their own lives, especially if they appear sane and have a seeming healthy drive towards self-preservation.
My 2 shekels.
p.s Imagine the sense of defeat this boy must feel after attempting to "save" himself, but being denied.
