Parents dispute NHS decision

Posted on August 31, 2014 by suesspiciousminds

"The parents of Ayesha King have been in the news this weekend http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/31/ashya-king-found-spain-parents-arrested ) and the parents removed their child from hospital against medical advice and took their child out of the country. The Kings were wanting a form of therapy for their son’s cancer that is not available on the NHS, and found themselves in a quarrel with the medical professionals in England, leading them to take their son out of the country. That led to a European arrest warrant being issued and the King’s being found and arrested."

"I don’t want to write too much about the individual case, because it is all very real and raw and painful for this family, and we don’t have the facts that would allow us to make a proper decision about what they were doing was right or wrong."

"This piece is more about the general principle of whether a parent has the right to decide what is best for their child, or whether the doctors have the final say?"

http://suesspiciousminds.com/2014/08/31/parents-deciding-not-to-go-ahead-with-cancer-treatment/

See also  http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-08-30/missing-boy-alive-and-alert-in-new-family-video/