So, she was given a 75% chance of survival on diagnosis which I presume factored in a full chemo treatment regime.
Both she and her parents asked for the chemo to be stopped.
Then we have this.
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"There are times when parents' or guardians' wishes for treatment conflict with those of doctors," she said. "In these cases, we rely on the expertise of the local children's aid societies to investigate concerns and determine if intervention is needed." The children's aid society that handled Makayla's case, Brant Family and Children's Services, issued its own statement Tuesday.
"Makayla was a wonderful, loving child who eloquently exercised her indigenous rights as a First Nations person and those legal rights provided to her under Ontario's Health Care Consent Act," said executive director Andrew Koster. "The parents are a caring couple who loved their daughter deeply."
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So my question is this. Would she have been allowed to stop treatment if she was not a native?
i.e. Is it likely that CAS would have overruled the parent's wishes on the grounds of saving a life? Did CAS not intervene here for fear of offending or infringing on her cultural rights?