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Dawson Leery

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13. I know of several cases where parents have removed their children
Tue Dec 4, 2012, 09:58 PM
Dec 2012

to go to other facilities due to lack of proper care.
The police are wrong.

If she dies, I hope the parents are tried for first degree murder. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #1
Maybe she was gonna die anyway, and now she can do it around friends and jtuck004 Dec 2012 #2
aren't doctors making decisions here, also couldn't they move her to a different hospital ? JI7 Dec 2012 #4
Maybe the doctors aren't the important one here. Maybe it's the patient. Btw, Dad jtuck004 Dec 2012 #7
couldn't they do that without removing her in this way, plus don't doctors JI7 Dec 2012 #8
They can email her records. And we don't know how she was treated b4 this, though jtuck004 Dec 2012 #10
That's a very fucked up accusation against Arizona medical care. Citations needed. n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #34
No they aren't. Racists are everywhere, and I don't need a citation for that, jtuck004 Dec 2012 #37
You made a claim that Arizona hospitals are providing care levels based on race. PavePusher Dec 2012 #38
The doctors have not filed any papers to take legal custody away from the parents. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #14
i'm referring to comments about the people who run the state JI7 Dec 2012 #24
Good point!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #5
I agree. I think that's exactly what her parents are thinking about - the quality TheDebbieDee Dec 2012 #16
PCH is a not for profit hospital FreedomRain Dec 2012 #26
The phrase "not-for-profit" is a technical one. It does not mean that the hospital does not AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #28
Bumper stickers notwithstanding, there are a lot of proud racists in Arizona. jtuck004 Dec 2012 #29
If you have information showing racism in Arizona medical care, please show it here. PavePusher Dec 2012 #35
Here's an idea. No. Unless you have evidence indicating it wasn't. jtuck004 Dec 2012 #36
You made a specific assertion/insinuation. PavePusher Dec 2012 #39
This country manufactured racism. It pervades the whole place with a stench. jtuck004 Dec 2012 #40
Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. LanternWaste Dec 2012 #42
Nice wiki entry. Wrong site? n/t jtuck004 Dec 2012 #43
Maybe they blame the hospital for the infection that cost her an arm. McCamy Taylor Dec 2012 #3
Because there's only one hospital in AZ. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2012 #6
do we know if these parents are religious in any way ? JI7 Dec 2012 #9
Sounds like they're concerned about the bill. Maybe TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #11
but couldn't they do that without walking out the way they did ? JI7 Dec 2012 #18
It's the wrong way to go, obviously. This child had an infection TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #20
Maybe the child is dying anyway Chemisse Dec 2012 #12
if this is the case I understand the action lunasun Dec 2012 #19
That was my first thought Hekate Dec 2012 #23
I know of several cases where parents have removed their children Dawson Leery Dec 2012 #13
The story is only that the police are looking for her and her parents. The police are not wrong AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #15
Probably seeing the arm amputated was very traumatizing for the mother. Ash_F Dec 2012 #17
The mother and daughter are in Mexico. ChazII Dec 2012 #21
did they say anything about why they left ? JI7 Dec 2012 #25
There were a couple of reasons ChazII Dec 2012 #32
Maybe..... DeSwiss Dec 2012 #22
I just saw this on the news and I agree with the mother. Vinca Dec 2012 #27
Uh huh. Sure. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #30
I don't find it terribly amusing. Vinca Dec 2012 #31
What if...? davsand Dec 2012 #33
Love how most of the responses have just made up their own narratives to run with. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #41
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