Court forces 17 year old to take Chemo treatments against her will

Natural selection. If you're dumb enough to think modern medicine is a "poison" or whatever, buh-bye. It's absolutely pointless to try and reason with these people, especially the ones that start throwing around the religious card. Your choice. Have fun being dead.
We're struggling with overpopulation anyway.

Less natural selection, more darwin award

Seriously if she doesn't want to be treated, I think any individual above the age of 16 is competent enough to make that decision for themselves, 2 years probably won't change their minds. It kind of reminds me of this story of this woman who purposely wanted to lose her ability to walk because of some gender identity bull sh`it.



Also, yes, it's real; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integr...y_disorder

I pretty much have to agree with Bryan here. This is a case of evolution in action. Sure the parent has been brain washing this pure kid with homeopathic nonsense for 17+ yrs, but she should know better by this age. You can't make someone want to live and undergo medical treatment against their will. There are too many ways for her to muck it up and waste everyone's time and money.

As someone who watched his mother successfully undergo chemo I can tell you it's a pomegranate way to live. Combine the short term memory loss of Alzheimer's with constant physical pain and exhaustion beyond anything you've personally felt and you'll have some idea of what she's facing. She might eventually be cured of cancer, but a lot of the side effects may never completely go away. It's a choice that every person has to make for themselves. At her age and with her chances, she's an idiot to throw away her own life, but it is HER life.

Less natural selection, more darwin award

Seriously if she doesn't want to be treated, I think any individual above the age of 16 is competent enough to make that decision for themselves, 2 years probably won't change their minds.

I'd like to agree with this. I feel like what happens in your life should really be in your own hands. So long as she doesn't have some deadly contagious disease that seriously risks the health of people around her if she doesn't get treated *cough*antivaccers*cough* then I see no issue with it. Her reasoning for it is dumb, but really I wouldn't find it to be a weird decision if she really just said "I don't want it" for no particular reason either. Let her do what she wants, she's old enough to make life changing decisions and take responsibility for them. She can be trailed as an adult for committing a crime, can't she? So why isn't she old enough to take responsibility for her actions when they involve her own well being?

If she wants to die, let her die. If she wants to live but wants to take a risk for it, let her take her own risks. She's not a kid, she doesn't need anyone to decide for her. If she's afraid of chemo, perhaps just educate her properly and be frank about the side effects and procedures, it's possible she's researched on her own and scared herself with exaggerated information.