A Battle for Freedom of Choice
Abraham Cherrix, a sixteen year old who has Hodgkin's disease, is currently in a dispute with the government over which treatment he will receive to help deal with his condition. Cherrix does not want to go through the grueling process of chemotherapy again, and I really don't blame him. Refusing to follow the "recommendations" that he received from doctors has put him into this mess, which makes me wonder; were these recommendations or, were they strict orders ? The situation gets worse when we hear that Abraham's parents may lose custody of their child just because they let their son make his own decisions. It is a very sickening case indeed.
Abraham says that he does not want to go through the chemo again because it made him weak, he was in pain, and it was just a very negative and grueling situation overall. Now, if Abraham says it, then it should be set in stone right there. If he does not want to go the way of chemo, let him choose an alternative treatment! He knows how he feels, so let him make the decision on how to deal with it; and don't try to interfere with this decision. The final straw is pulled when the government starts threatening to take Cherrix away from his parents. I see no laws broken, no child abuse, and well, nothing at all wrong with Abraham's choice to recieve the alternative treatment; and I do not see anything wrong with his parents supporting that decision. There must be a good reason for it; so let it go through.
The hilarity continues with the government's recent vote to ban Internet gambling and other hodge podge. For years, politicians have tried to ban videogames, gambling, and any small and menial thing that they can get in their crosshairs. They've spent more funds on these small, stupid, harmless things than they've spent on major issues; such as border control, troop protection in Iraq, and port security. If you want to ban Grand Theft Auto for having a sex scene in it, then why don't you get these porn sights (which are 100x more explicit) off of the net! These days, you see more on a commercial for a clothing store than you do in a videogame. Ridiculous!
By the way, the Cherrix family is awaiting a decision from the judge in this case by July 18. Let's hope that Abraham and his family can do things the way they want. I wish them the best of luck, and hope that luck comes through for them.
I'm sorry to hear that, but the situation bases on which state he lives.Apparently,he has not reached the age of maturity. The age of maturity is 18 years in most jurisdictions so he cannot make the decision.I know that you don't want to hear this, but the law brought this definition for reasons.
Posted by
serco |
7:35 PM
Thanks for the comment Sergio. You've made a good point about the issue of age jurisdiction, but I just feel bad that the kid might have his parents taken away from him due to this whole situation.
By the way, I like Roger Waters too! :)
Posted by
Riess |
7:52 PM
Did you ever watch this before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5ZxbDMcB28
Who's the old man?
He acted as the teacher in The Wall,
and now he shows up in the film again.
Is he really somebody or one of the band?
By the way~~the crazy guy Syd was dead~~I don't know how to say it, but did he has talent?Barrett's decline had a profound effect on Roger Waters' song-writing, and the theme of mental illness would permeate Pink Floyd's later albums, particularly 1973's Dark Side of the Moon and 1979's The Wall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Barrett
Posted by
serco |
8:09 PM