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Quebec refuses to force chemo on 3-year-old boy
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jul 27, 2007 06:39pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Quebec's child protection agency is refusing to force chemotherapy on a three-year-old boy with cancer after his parents opted to treat him with alternative medicine instead.
Last fall, Anael L'Esperance-Nascimento, from Ripon., Que. was diagnosed with cancerous cells in his brain and spinal cord.
He was initially cared for at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario but his parents have since decided to try an alternative treatment that involves a diet of raw vegetables.
Arthur Schafer, an ethics professor at the University of Manitoba, said the court ruled against the medical staff at the hospital because the boy's condition, which is currently not life threatening, is not an emergency situation. |
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