PHL281H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Day Parole, Extenuating Circumstances, Robert Latimer
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A newborn in need of a surgery to repair an intestinal blockage: many infants with down syndrome have this problem. Rather than doing this fairly standard surgery, some parents decided to simply let the babies die. Religious cases, e. g. ian lundman: ian was an 11-year-old minnesota christian. His mother relied on faith healers rather than medical practitioners, which led to his death. His mother and the local church were found liable in the sense of a tort. First nations, e. g. makayla sault: 11-year-old new credit first nation. She was diagnosed with leukaemia, but she refused chemotherapy (with a very high rate of success) for alternative treatment in florida. She died in january 2015: the rhetoric of the case was sometimes around alternative medicine and first. This wasn"t really relevant as the treatment sought was not a traditional indigenous healing. Deaf parents would want their child to be deaf, e. g. bonnie poitras tucker: some.
