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Originally Posted by Bagor
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.
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?
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Chances are if she'd been white she'd have been taken into care and been forced to have treatment, it's certainly what happens here if J' Witnesses kids need a transfusion.
The Six Nation Res where the dead lass is from ordered the CAS off their land in the spring and does not want them involved in their kids, which sounds fine until you get cases like these, also do not forget there's a ton of money and jobs in looking after kids in care, so forcing the province to hand over control is a really nice earner for the band council and some extra jobs they can hand out to their supporters.