Online:
Visits:
Stories:
Profile image
By Philosophers Stone
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Amish 11-Year-Old Patient Ordered into Chemotherapy by Judge

Friday, May 30, 2014 1:21
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

by Christina Sarich

Click here to view the embedded video.

The Amish don’t always believe in our pharmaceutical world, and when they get sick, they often turn to natural remedies to heal what is ailing them – even in the case of an advanced cancer. What a judge has done recently to a young girl named Sarah Herschberger is beyond appalling. It takes the right to treat ourselves however we see fit, and crushes it, enslaving us to outdated and dangerous beliefs perpetuated by corporate drug lords.

Just 11 years of age, Hershberger was battling a rare form of lymphoma cancer. She tried stage one chemotherapy, of the five stages that were recommended to her and her family, but the side effects brutalized her. Her mother, Anne, decided that the chemotherapy might be killing her daughter instead of saving her and opted to discontinue the treatment. ‘The risk of death’ and a high risk for infertility are known side-effects of chemotherapy, yet the judge who forced Hershberger into medical compliance did not seem to care about her life or her future ability to raise her own children.

[More...]



Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/05/amish-11-year-old-patient-ordered-into-chemotherapy-by-judge/

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Total 1 comment
  • Total violation of religious rights. Besides….chemo and radiation are both poison to the body, religion aside.

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.