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Posted on 13/05/08

A CHILD CAN'T WEIGH LIFE AND DEATH

Children who are dying of cancer do not, and should not have, the right to reject potentially life-saving medical treatment. Child-welfare authorities in Hamilton were right to ask for a court order forcing an 11-year-old boy to receive chemotherapy. And the court was right to give the order.

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