"Landmark ruling for parents who want to seek help outside of the NHS" > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2815454/Mother-cleared-poisoning-daughter-taking-Belgium-treatment-says-case-landmark-ruling-parents-want-seek-help-outside-NHS.html … Aysha King pt2? Parents, not docs shd decide
@MatSilk What do you mean 'they're in the wrong'? What did either set of parents do in those cases that was wrong?
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@C7RKY Errors of judgement. This woman was unnecessarily administering medication. Luckily it wasn't harmful. It could've been -
@MatSilk What? But you're just repeating the accusations made by the 'medical experts' which have since been dismissed by the judge there. -
@C7RKY I read that she was giving unnecessary meds, but it wasn't harmful. So no law broken. Still shouldn't have done it -
@MatSilk You don't have to cause actual harm for there to be a breach of the law. If she was guilty of doing anything potentially harmful, > -
@MatSilk they would've charged her. She's been cleared because she's innocent. She was exercising her rightful autonomy as a parent & like > -
@MatSilk far too many others I've heard about, was then on the receiving end of an attack for daring to resist. I think it's just so wrong. -
@C7RKY Rights of the child trump those of the parent. But of course, we need to ensure those overseeing this can be trusted -
@MatSilk I agree. And I think the burden of proof should weigh heavily on the state/NHS to prove such decision aren't best taken by parents> - 1 more reply
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@Cleverestcookie@MatSilk It was from a registered doctor though, no? Just not an NHS one. -
@C7RKY@Cleverestcookie I thought you didn't trust registered doctors? -
@MatSilk@Cleverestcookie The point is, the treatment would pass the Bolam test, because a reasonable body of medical opinion would do it. > -
@MatSilk@Cleverestcookie What's good for the goose...
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