No doubt you have heard the story of Abraham.
The story seems to be picking up steam. Yesterday I was listening to the Glen Beck talk radio show and the host asked 12 people to call in with opinions on wether the state or the parents should make this medical decision. The vote was 10 for the parents and 2 for the state. I was really pleased to hear those calls live on the radio.
Here are a couple of story links:
Teen cancer patient seeks to stop judge’s treatment order
Teen Loses Fight To Seek Alternative Cancer Treatment
Free Republic Threads: Here, Here, and Here
Poll at World Net Daily
USA Today
Interview with Abraham on Hannity and Colmes
SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: A few weeks ago we introduced you to 16-year-old cancer patient Abraham Cherrix. Now after a painful and debilitating round of chemotherapy, Abraham and his parents decided to pursue alternative medicine.
But just last Friday, a judge ruled that Abraham must go to a Virginia hospital for treatment and declared his parents neglectful for allowing their son to pursue therapy that included an organic diet, herbal supplements, all supervised by a clinic in Mexico.
Now, Abraham will have to report to this children’s hospital tomorrow afternoon to receive his court-ordered treatment, barring a last-minute action by a different judge tomorrow morning.
Abraham Cherrix joins us now in this exclusive interview since the decision to compel treatment. Also joining us, his father, Jay Cherrix, and their lawyer, John Stepanovich.
Welcome, all of you, to the program.
Abraham, first of all, you went through chemo. It didn’t work. It nearly killed you. You wanted an alternative and you found one. Correct?
ABRAHAM CHERRIX, CANCER PATIENT: That’s right.
HANNITY: First of all, I know I speak for this audience. We want you to get well at the end of all this and you shouldn’t be having to be fighting this in court.
A judge is compelling you to go to a hospital and receive therapy that you don’t want to receive, chemotherapy tomorrow. Have you decided what you’re going to do?
A. CHERRIX: Yes, I have. I’m not going to receive chemotherapy, no matter what. This is my body, the body that God gave to me and in the Bible it says for me to take care of this body. It’s my temple.
And I believe strongly that I have the right to take and do with my body as I please to do with it, because if you don’t — are not able to do with your body what you want to, then you have no rights whatsoever.
News Stories linked from Abrahams Site
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