lizzie
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I would agree completely if the person in question wasn't a minor. Normally the decision would fall to the parents. As the guardians of this child, I cant imagine why the parents aren't insisting that she undergo the treatment. That a guardian would allow their child to die when treatment is available might be why the court stepped in in the first place.
Did the girl herself not state that she (herself) doesn't want chemo? That was how I understood the article. It sounds to me as if the parents are supporting her own wish. Minor or not, she seems to be capable of self-directing, and if her parents are simply supporting her decision, I have no problem with that at all.