Experts Debate Parental Rights ; Sick Teenager, Mom Spotted in California
The Washington Times › May 21, 2009
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As police in Minnesota continued to search for a mother who went on the run after a court ordered her to turn her son over for chemotherapy treatment, religious and legal experts say the case pits freedom of religion and parental rights against laws that protect minors.
Authorities said Colleen Hauser and her son, Daniel, 13, who has Hodgkin's lymphoma, have been spotted in Southern California and may be headed to Mexico. They apparently fled after a doctor's appointment in Minnesota on Monday. Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg ruled that Mrs. Hauser is in contempt of his order that Daniel receive additional chemotherapy for his highly treatable form of cancer.See the full content of this document
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Experts Debate Parental Rights ; Sick Teenager, Mom Spotted in California
Mrs. Hauser and her husband, Anthony, both Roman Catholics, practice an American Indian religious tradition of the Nemenhah Band, which embraces natural healing remedies and a "do no harm" philosophy.
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