[tracilicious]

Hmm, reading some of the responses I'm not sure where I stand. Yes, I think it sucks that a 16 year old who has an understanding of his disease can't make a decision with his parents as to what treatment to persue. But, on the other hand, if the court decided to let them not get treatment, then they would be setting a precedent. So at what age are we going to say that understanding begins? I think the only choice is to keep the minimum age 18.

On a non-legal issue, if his doctors would simply work with some of the many alternative medicine practitioners here in the states, perhaps they could treat it from all sides instead of getting in a nasty legal battle.