Court forcing 16 yr old with cancer into chemo

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Originally Posted by tracilicious

I also wanted to say that if I had cancer, I would probably do both conventional and alternative therapies, so it's not as though I think traditional medicine is useless or anything.

Assuming you are over 18 and mentally sound, then in my opinion you could treat your cancer by watching a Sponge Bob marathon. That's your choice.

But what if it's your friends 4 year old little boy? Then what? As a society we have decided that 16 is too young to decide your own fate.