Thats fine, but where do you draw the line? For instance, can a six year old make this choice? Can a six year old's parents make that choice for them? Personally, I think the choice CANNOT be made by a 14 year old kid.

You ruined what would have been a brief yet well thought out post with your last statement. There was no reason for this, all you did was insult the majority of people in the world with your opinion.

Ah the power of faith. . . or indoctrination, however one might look at it.

It's not as though he made a choice to live or die, as some have suggested. He refused a procedure that MAY have PROLONGED his life. This kind of thing would need a case-by-case reveiw process but I don't think a 14 year old kid should have such a decision placed upon his/her shoulders. But again, a very very few at that age may just be able to grasp the gravity of such an issue.

BTW- Fucking religious crazies

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At what age, Oceanbreeze, does this agreement start and end. What about 4, 5, 6, 9, 13 year olds? That is where I tend to think a person should not have that decision to make.

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The legal age of adult in most states is 18/19. But, then we have to consider:
Age of consent
Age of criminal responsibility
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Legal drinking age
Marriageable age
Voting age
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If the child is only 14 and has decided his fate, would have chosen it without his religious upbringing? Most kids are optomistics. It's the way he was raised, is it right? No, not in my personal opinion. My dad was optomistic he was going to beat his cancer until the day he died. So, why did the child give up? Again, probably his upbringing.

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Leukemia patients need repeated blood transfusions. As well as Chemotherapy, A molitov cocktail of drugs, intravenious nutrition and so on.

But still, It was his choice.


To the claims that he was too young to decide. It was his faith. Regardless of what you think or feel or hate about his faith is moot. It was his and his family's decision. What you opt for, the state to take over and lay claim over his body and force him to take treatment?

It is sad to see a child die like this, but there are a lot of things to be concerned about than the religious convictions of a child and his family. It realy does not concern anyone but the Kid and his Family. So I fail to see what the outrage is about...

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Doesn't matter if it was his faith or not, he was not old enough to make the decision. Under your rationale a four year old could refuse treatment. Not only that, it isn't the family's decision to let him die, but his, and if he isn't old enough to make that decision then it can't be made.

People have been found guilty of child abuse for denying a child medical care based on religious beliefs . . . these freedoms aren't absolute. You keep telling people that they need to better understand the Constitution but since you have some sort of belief that all these are absolute rights then it is you who knows every little about the Constitution.

It is his Aunt's right. His Parents gave up custody. Which her nephew shared those beliefs, of his aunt. The State has no place or right to interfere with this. This is a personal manner, of which concerns noone but the people involved.

If it is your belief that Blood Transfusions are immoral or wrong, who is the state to say otherwise? Let alone lay ownership over a person's body and force them (child or adult ) to do something there faith or beliefs do not agree with.

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Terri Schiavo has died

CNN.com - Terri Schiavo has died - Mar 31, 2005

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Well, I'm insulted by the majority of the world killing each other in the name of their personal superstition.....

You are right, I could have left that out....

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