Posted by linkadge on November 11, 2004, at 18:37:40 [reposted on November 12, 2004, at 7:46:48 | original URL]
In reply to But shouldn't parents have the option?, posted by mcp on November 11, 2004, at 16:22:56
I know kids who killed themselves because their parents refused to believe that their kid was depressed, and would not hear of a child taking drugs for depression.
I certainly think parents should have a choice if the condition is borderline. If a parent is refusing to have a child properly treated then I think the government should step in.
My cousin had epilepsy, and the parents would not treat it based on the notion that it was demonic possetion. 15 seizures later, (including many life threatening grand-mal seizures) the parents findally decided to do something.
If he was medicated properly from the beginning, his life wouldn't have been endangered like it was.
I'm in support of the right decisions being made, not who makes them.
Linkadge
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