http://jacksonsthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/poll-medical-neglect-and-faith/ a vet student from buffalo spills his chromic guts Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:08:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://jacksonsthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/poll-medical-neglect-and-faith/#comment-115 goldni Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:03:56 +0000 http://jacksonsthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-115 Legally, you can't. We discussed this at length in B-Soc 205 last semester. The courts have upheld the notion that competent adults can refuse medical treatment (for example, Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions), but parents don't have the right to refuse treatment for an infant. There's some debate about whether or not teenagers can refuse it for themselves, but certainly 3-year olds can't. Legally, you can’t. We discussed this at length in B-Soc 205 last semester. The courts have upheld the notion that competent adults can refuse medical treatment (for example, Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse blood transfusions), but parents don’t have the right to refuse treatment for an infant. There’s some debate about whether or not teenagers can refuse it for themselves, but certainly 3-year olds can’t.

]]> http://jacksonsthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/poll-medical-neglect-and-faith/#comment-101 Dad Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:48:24 +0000 http://jacksonsthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-101 If you want to neglect your own health, fine...do so at your own peril. However, you have an obligation and responsibility to your child. That's why God gave us doctors. If you want to neglect your own health, fine…do so at your own peril. However, you have an obligation and responsibility to your child. That’s why God gave us doctors.

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