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Can someone give some cliff notes on Justina Pelletier
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:20 am
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:20 am
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Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:25 am to SmackDaniels
Apparently you didn't even read the article you linked.
quote:
Justina has been caught in the middle of a high-profile medical dispute and child custody battle involving two major Boston hospitals, the state’s child protection agency, and the Pelletiers, who want to bring their daughter home.
This post was edited on 2/25/14 at 11:27 am
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:34 am to SmackDaniels
Yeah, this article didn't supply much of a backstory
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:35 am to SmackDaniels
quote:
Prior to the Framingham placement, Justina spent about a year in the locked psychiatric ward at Boston Children's Hospital despite the objections of her parents and in conflict with a diagnosis from Tufts Medical Center doctors that the teen suffered from mitochondrial disorder, the Globe has reported.
This is some screwed up shite here... "the state" going full retard on this case.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:35 am to SmackDaniels
From what I've read:
--girl was diagnosed with rare mitochondrial disorder a while back by Tufts Medical center
-- was brought into Boston Children's hospital for the flu, and the docs there decided she actually didn't have this mitochondrial disorder, but instead some other psychiatric disorder which made her invent the physical symptoms
--parents disagreed, BCH got DCFS involved, and basically got the girl committed without her parents' consent
--parents have had limited visitation with the girl
Seems like a lot of info is missing, possibly due to patient privacy laws and the hospitals not being able to talk about the case...everything you hear is from the parents' side, although now they have a gag order.
If this IS a case of parents not doing anything wrong, it's sad to think that this could happen in America.
(Sorry if I messed up some of the details, I haven't paid that close attention to the case.)
--girl was diagnosed with rare mitochondrial disorder a while back by Tufts Medical center
-- was brought into Boston Children's hospital for the flu, and the docs there decided she actually didn't have this mitochondrial disorder, but instead some other psychiatric disorder which made her invent the physical symptoms
--parents disagreed, BCH got DCFS involved, and basically got the girl committed without her parents' consent
--parents have had limited visitation with the girl
Seems like a lot of info is missing, possibly due to patient privacy laws and the hospitals not being able to talk about the case...everything you hear is from the parents' side, although now they have a gag order.
If this IS a case of parents not doing anything wrong, it's sad to think that this could happen in America.
(Sorry if I messed up some of the details, I haven't paid that close attention to the case.)
This post was edited on 2/25/14 at 11:35 am
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