OPINION: Refusing Chemo isn't Child Abuse, it's Colleen Hauser's Right

By Suzanne Venker , Author - May 26, 2009

Comments(2) | (2)
Chemo
Cancer is complicated. While I don’t have any personal experience with it, I do know this much: Some cancers are more surmountable than others, and chemotherapy isn’t pretty. The type of cancer Daniel Hauser has -- Hodgkin’s lymphoma -- is a cancer that’s surmountable. So surmountable, in fact, that the survival rate is generally 90% or higher when it’s detected in the early stages, making it one of the most curable forms of cancer. Those are some damn good odds, if you ask me; so ... Read the Full Article
Read More on: religion in society, parenting
This content is inappropriate

Please select the category that most closely reflects your concern about this content, so that we can review it and determine whether it violates Civility 101 or isn't appropriate for some other reason.
Abusing this feature is also a violation of Civility 101.

Explanation:


You are seeing 2 Comments. See all 68 Comments on this Article.
Regarding Comment
No, you can't
  • bagpiper2005
    Oh you did not just mention the "c" word

    If you can circumcise a boy why not a girl? Why the double-standard?

    Of course, it's a medically useless, barbaric procedure for both sexes, so that one should be outlawed.

    - bagpiper2005US May 27, 2009 2:00PM

    Reply to this Recommend (0) Icon flag

    Thank You for your Comment

    We review all comments before they're posted. For more on our comment policy, please see our FAQ.

    • AutismNewsBeat
      C word

      Thank you for answering your own question ;-)

      - AutismNewsBeatUS May 27, 2009 4:44PM

      Reply to this Recommend (0) Icon flag

      Thank You for your Comment

      We review all comments before they're posted. For more on our comment policy, please see our FAQ.