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Christian Science Parents And Medical Treatment Posted: 07-24-07 05:50am
Should a Christian Science parent be
allowed to deny his child medical
treatment?
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tigresacanela24
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Re: Christian Science Parents And Medical Treatment Posted: 07-24-07 07:52am
yogahoneybunny
wrote:
Should a Christian Science
parent be allowed to deny his child
medical
treatment?
I think anyone that denies his or her
child medical treatment in certain
instances is a person. I won't make a
blanket statement and say all instances.
Take for example my own son, I refuse to
give him tylenol and the doctors give it
to me left and right. Every time I take
him in for something they pass me the
tylenol even though I have explained to
them that we have a family history of
liver failure from tylenol. I odn't know
if some people are more susceptible than
others but from the looks of it, we seem
to be. I flatly refuse to give it to him.
I don't think that makes me a person, I
think it makes me a parent who is saving
her child's life. Now if the situation
were different, something more extreme and
I denied my child medical care, I think
that would be abuse. I'm all for
individual rights but it seems to me that
this is an issue that borders on child
abuse, child neglect and the "m" word.
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Marfa2107
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Posted: 07-24-07 08:01am
i agree with tigres...
if this child is in a critical condition
and the parents refuse medical care
b/c it is against what they believe and
the child actually dies and could have
been saved with medical attention... I
think that is a form of abuse/neglect...
but i think that since tigres does know
her family history with Tylenol and liver
failure she has every right to explain to
the dr's. why she will not give her son
Tylenol.. and they should respect that and
give her some other kind of medicine that
wont cause liver failure.... that is the
dr's. bad...
good job tigres for watching out for your
son and knowing your family's medical
history!
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-24-07 11:46am
I guess after much consideration that I
think people should be allowed to opt out
of giving medical treatment for
religious/personal reasons. Medical
advances have gone so far, maybe it's too
far for some people. It's not like with
holding food or a basic need. I don'
think it's really any different than not
giving immunizations. I may not like it,
but I think other people have to make
their own decision about it.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 07-24-07 12:48pm
I personally think withholding live-saving
procedures from a child who CANNOT make
the decision for himself is terrible
neglect and almost murder.
Just as I do not feel you have a right to
force one religion on a child (he should
be educated in many including atheism)
until he is old enough to choose, I also
feel that controlling his life to such an
extend that you let him DIE because of
your religious beliefs is
just wrong.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-24-07 12:52pm
I just can't see forcing someone to have
an operation if it goes against their
faith. i don't agree, but it ain't up to
me to decide. I think that infringes on
freedom to practice religion. Just my
opinion.
I just thought, though-why do I care what
people feed their kids if I don't think
they should be forced to provide medical
care for their kids.....I will have to
ponder some more.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 07-24-07 12:59pm
sillyakchick
wrote:
I just can't see forcing
someone to have an operation if it goes
against their faith. i don't agree, but
it ain't up to me to decide. I think that
infringes on freedom to practice religion.
Just my opinion.
I just thought, though-why do I care what
people feed their kids if I don't think
they should be forced to provide medical
care for their kids.....I will have to
ponder some
more.
I don't care if grown adults want to deny
themselves medical treatment, but not a
child.
