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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
Good. I'm actually glad.
I only hope the Crown is allowed to cross appeal should the ABCA not increase the sentence.
I want definitive SCC commentary on this issue.
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Agreed. I think what would be great is some better information and public education. In a world of social media and incredibly popular woo peddlers, many people are being duped to the detriment of their children, or worse, are unwilling to admit they're wrong and their intuition is misguided, with tragic consequences. This romanticized notion that natural/traditional is less harmful (and more helpful!) than modern medicine. People are putting their beliefs and ideology ahead of their children's best interests.
I hope a couple things come out of this:
- better public education on serious illnesses, their early symptoms, etc and when medical help is required (including when emergency care is needed)
-better regulations and disclaimers around natural practitioners and products (claims have not been proven, they know when to hand off to a real doctor, limited scope of what they're allowed to treat , etc)
-ensuring that the infrastructure in place is sufficient to support parents and their children's medical issues - beyond the ER. 811, urgent care are appropriately resourced
I'm not going to lie though, while the Stephans represent the extreme, there is a small part of me that worries if this will result in other parents who have done the right thing, but may have made an innocent misjudgment, also get charged and jailed.