I came across a petition seeking the right for a girl who is a minor to choose to die, rather than accept needed medical treatment for a curable condition. Her mother argued for the right for the girl to choose death as well. I could not help but think of my niece. She has type 1 diabetes and would not live long without treatment. There was a point in time that my brother took it upon himself to engage in a sort of faith healing mixed with a tidbit of what he knew about nutrition and decided to take her off her insulin. It nearly killed her.
Children do what their parents persuade them to do, and are rarely given the option to voice an alternate opinion. It would be far too easy for the cult in question to dispose of an asset, like my niece. I have wondered if my niece’s diabetes was not intentionally created. I realize it may sound a bit farfetched, but under the circumstances, I’m not so sure it is. The diabetes my niece lives with every day is a very powerful tool of manipulation. She does not really have the option to run; does she? Her parents drill into her head daily just how dependent she is on her mother for her very life. While I hate to be the one to argue that there are cases in which parental rights should be seriously called into question, I am. Given the life experience I have had, the concept of “It takes a village to raise a child” seems most reasonable and responsible for a society hoping to address an evil that has used the structure of the family unit to hide their activities.
Children do what their parents persuade them to do, and are rarely given the option to voice an alternate opinion. It would be far too easy for the cult in question to dispose of an asset, like my niece. I have wondered if my niece’s diabetes was not intentionally created. I realize it may sound a bit farfetched, but under the circumstances, I’m not so sure it is. The diabetes my niece lives with every day is a very powerful tool of manipulation. She does not really have the option to run; does she? Her parents drill into her head daily just how dependent she is on her mother for her very life. While I hate to be the one to argue that there are cases in which parental rights should be seriously called into question, I am. Given the life experience I have had, the concept of “It takes a village to raise a child” seems most reasonable and responsible for a society hoping to address an evil that has used the structure of the family unit to hide their activities.
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