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Boy from Sleepy Eye, MN

Read & Listen to this story: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2009/05/20/daniel_hauser_reactions


This is a story about a 13 year old boy with cancer and how his story brought a messy debate
over parents' right and Western and alternative medicine to Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Daniel and
his mother fled their family farm in southwest Minnesota rather than have Daniel possibly
undergo court-ordered chemotherapy. Think about some of the ethical theories/principles and
legal aspects in the lectures.
Incorporate some of the ethical/legal principles into this discussion with your peers. You don't
have to include personal opinions if you don't feel comfortable, but whatever you post, make
sure you support your statements with what you have learned in the course lecture material.
Be sure to follow the posting guidelines with regard to minimum word count, AMA, and
citations.

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