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The right to refuse medical treatment
Here are a few current stories about this issue:
Teen Cancer Patient On-The-Run Stirs Health Care Debate
Minn. parents agree to let son undergo chemo
From NPR:
(Audio available at 6pm ET 5/27/09)
The Right To Refuse Medical Treatment
Talk of the Nation, May 27, 2009 · Many states have laws to require parents to provide necessary medical care for children. For adults, the ethical and legal rules are clear: people have the right to decline treatment, even if it results in death.
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I couldn't agree more. It infuriates me to see the government intervene in such circumstances. For the most part a human being should have the right to live as they choose and die as they choose. Who on this planet has the God given right to tell them any different?
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