Posted by mcp on November 11, 2004, at 19:32:44 [reposted on November 12, 2004, at 7:46:49 | original URL]
In reply to Re: But shouldn't parents have the option?, posted by linkadge on November 11, 2004, at 18:37:40
On general principle I agree with just about everything you just said. One problem though. The government trying to pass this legislation and the government that would enforce it is swimming in money from the pharmaceutical industry and is in my opinion therefore unqualified to make decisions that truly put the child first. Strictly in terms of my personal experience as a teacher, I have seem too many situations where children are forced to go on drugs for ADD and ADHD when a simple overhaul of their nutritional intake could fix the problem. Nevertheless, I still agree with what you said. I just don't see where this government is qualified to do so.
> I know kids who killed themselves because their parents refused to believe that their kid was depressed, and would not hear of a child taking drugs for depression.
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> I certainly think parents should have a choice if the condition is borderline. If a parent is refusing to have a child properly treated then I think the government should step in.
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> My cousin had epilepsy, and the parents would not treat it based on the notion that it was demonic possetion. 15 seizures later, (including many life threatening grand-mal seizures) the parents findally decided to do something.
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> If he was medicated properly from the beginning, his life wouldn't have been endangered like it was.
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> I'm in support of the right decisions being made, not who makes them.
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