This entry was posted on Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:12 PM and is filed under Parental Rights Advocacy.
Yes, as I had expected, 16-year-old Abraham Cherrix has lost his fight in following his desired treatment for his Hodgkin's disease. The judge ordered him to receive the chemotherapy that had made him terribly ill. And his parents are forced to give their legal written consent. I find that insanely ridiculous. How can you force someone to give their consent? No one should force anyone to do anything they do not want to do. Patients should have the right to do what they want for their own bodies. These rights are God-given rights, but humans have snatched these rights from them. God gives us free will to do what we want, and the medical system has abused this free will to snatch other people's rights from them. I wonder when will justice ever enter the American medical system.
Ever since becoming an advocate of parental rights in children's medical care, I've been following this kind of cases closely. Last year, this misfortune happened to the Werneckes in Texas. These laws must be reformed, but how will they ever be reformed when the American government won't admit they're wrong?
Why am I speaking out about these issues? I, myself, was the victim—not only once but twice— of this injustice. My dear mother Juliet Cheng lost custody of me twice only after disagreeing with doctors' recommended treatments—treatments that would have sent me to my grave. The last case in 1990 made international headlines; she was on CBS This Morning with Paula Zahn. Fortunately, she won me back both times...she's my savior!
