[NPInfo] Teen dies after faith healing fails

[Deal, Mary]

Oregon law allows a child over 14 to refuse medical care.  It wouldn't surprise me if this law is soon might be revisited.  There is a related case within this same community.  This young man's 15 month old cousin recently died of meningitis; her parents have been charged and are awaiting trial.

Sad frustrating stuff.........

Mary Deal 
Vancouver WA

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When a mentally ill patient refuses urgent care, we get a psych eval, they are declared incompetent and go to court to have a guardian appointed. Same thing when parents make bad choices for their children; the child is placed in foster care and a guardian is appointed. This has happened most commonly when a parents of a child with cancer refuse accepted care to save his life. Isn't this law in effect in Oregon?  

Sue D in MI




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From: Jeffrey Hazzard [mailto: jeffnp27 at yahoo.com]
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Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:28:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [NPInfo] Teen dies after faith healing fails

<br>  Susan wrote:<br>"...If correct, I hope they throw the book at them."<br> <br>   Susan,<br>      Would that be the New Testament, Old Testament, or the Qoran?<br>                 <br>       Natural selection is never a pretty thing to watch.<br> <br>             Jeff - Tampa<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>NPInfo mailing list<br>NPInfo at nurse.net<br>http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo<br>*****************************<br>

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