An obliteration of freedom
To the editor:
So Judge Rodenberg has ruled that Daniel Hauser is in need of child protection and must receive forced medical treatment for his Hodgkins Lymphoma against his own convictions and beliefs and those of his parents. Having heard the testimony in the courtroom and personally talked with the father, it was abundantly obvious; these parents don't have a neglectful bone in their body. This is an unthinkable obliteration of freedom and liberty for them and every one of us. Government oppression is the order of the day.
Calvin Johnson, the attorney for Daniel's parents, argued that forcing Hauser to undergo chemotherapy constitutes assault. He argued the state cannot force unwanted medical treatment on the boy because of the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment, which protects citizens against "unjustified intrusions by the state." But who in their right mind thinks the Constitution means anything these days?
To administer the ordered chemotherapy, will they tie Daniel down to the hospital bed and sedate him against his will and that of his parents, or will they force him to be brainwashed by an accommodating psychotherapist until he meekly conforms to their domination? Clearly, we can no longer seek medical attention or advice for our children without fear of being commanded to have them endure whatever lucrative pharmaceutical regimen is decided for them. Through this ruling, intimidation will be used until we are all docile and compliant.
Judge Rodenberg, the social worker, the dutiful doctors and the six attorneys it took to make sure the Hausers were put in their place, must feel smug in their accomplishment. They have endeavored to see self-reliant people become submissive and acquiesce to their hegemony. They were aided in their plot by the fact that no affirmative evidence for nutritional treatment could be presented in the court room by any licensed doctor, as physicians in Minnesota are not allowed to testify about any type of alternative medical care outside the conventional pharmaceutical driven care adhered to by conformist doctors. It was a stacked deck from the get go.
Many of us thought the coming socialized medicine would encompass being told what care we couldn't have; did we ever think it would include being forced to have treatment we couldn't refuse? But of course, tyranny - medical or judicial- is for the common good in America today. The question remains, will folks continue to be so preoccupied by their sports scores, American Idol, and card clubs, or finally wake up one fine day and say enough government intrusion is enough?
What if a group of innocent bystanders, concerned citizens that cherish the freedom they once knew decide to stand, unarmed around the perimeter of the Hauser farm so no authorities can get past and take the boy away from his loving family? Will those individuals be run down or shot down just like Waco? One shudders to think what could happen. For those who think the government is right in this case, you better hope that you don't ever step outside the inevitable boundaries they are arranging for your crowd.
Tammy Houle
Redwood Falls
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4health
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05-23-09 3:07 PM
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Thank you Tammy for all your support of the Hauser family. I know they truly appreciate having a positive voice out there for them. I can't imagine what the rest of the family feels right now, and Colleen being villianized the way she is. Thank you again for staying strong and being such a beacon for our community. blessings to you.
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4health
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05-23-09 3:03 PM
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ok.l.that was getting too long...visit this website for the rest. Color photographs of Cantwell's cancer bacteria can be viewed on-line at the Journal of Independent Medical Research website ( ****joimr****). There are also videos of my lectures on the cancer microbe available on YouTube****.
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4health
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05-23-09 3:02 PM
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Pleomorphic TB-like bacteria have been observed and reported in AIDS-related lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma by Cantwell et al. [10-13]. Does chemotherapy and radiation cure Hodgkin's? Before chemotherapy and radiation treatments were designed for HD, the disease was uniformly fatal. Now the 5-year survival rate for the average patient is about 80%. However, the patient may play a heavy price healthwise for this standard therapy. Patients who survive radiation treatment for HD can develop a second related cancer. According to Aisenberg, deaths from second malignancies are the most important cause of death other than HD itself [14]. continued
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4health
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05-23-09 3:01 PM
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Is Hodgkin's disease a bacterial infection? Hodgkin's disease (HD) was first described in 1832 by Thomas Hodgkin. For more than a century the disease was not considered a cancer, but was widely regarded as a bacterial and infectious disease, possibly related to the acid-fast bacteria that cause tuberculosis. Although cancer experts no longer consider bacteria as a cause of HD, various researchers continue to implicate bacteria (not viruses) in this form of cancer. Not surprisingly, HD and tuberculosis (TB) can co-exist in the same patient [1]; and there is increasing recognition of a close association between HD and so-called "non-Hodgkin's lymphoma"[2]. TB-like bacteria have also been described in "non-Hodgkin's lymphoma" , by Busni [3,4], Aplas [5,6], and Cantwell [7,8]. AIDS patients have an increased incidence of both Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, as well as a high incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma [9 Continued
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4health
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05-23-09 3:00 PM
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In the brouhaha, a Minnesota judge declared the boy had to submit to chemotherapy and radiation, thus stirring up a national debate. Cancer experts claim the boy's cancer is 95% curable, and that he will likely die without therapy. At last report, the mother and son had disappeared and, according to the father, might have left the country to whereabouts unknown. What is Hodgkin's disease? What causes this uncommon form of cancer? Is there a cure for Hodgkin's? And why don't cancer experts pay any attention to the tuberculosis-like bacteria claimed by various investigators to cause Hodgkin's? continued:
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4health
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05-23-09 2:57 PM
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Dr. Alan Cantwell, MD Manhunt For A Boy With Cancer Manhunt For A Boy...And The Bacteria In Hodgkins Disease (Lymphoma Cancer) By Alan Cantwell, MD c. 2009 Alan Cantwell, MD 5-21-9 Figure I. Bacteria in the lung observed at autopsy from a 15 year old Latina, who died of Hodgkin's disease. Acid-fast stain, magnification times 1000. Figure 2. Bacteria in a skin tumor of Hodgkin's disease. Acid-fast stain, magnification times 1000. At the time of this writing there is a nationwide manhunt for Daniel Hauser, a 13 year old boy with Hodgkin's disease, a type of lymphoma cancer. Citing religious reasons, his parents have refused to have the boy treated by a cancer doctor. After having received one chemo treatment, the boy also insisted he would physically fight the doctors if he were forced to continue therapy. continued:
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Marie411
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05-21-09 4:54 PM
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I totally agree with you middleclassworker... Them running off, completely shows her ignorance in regards to her childs well-being. He is not going to get treatment and lets hope he does not die in Mexicao)if that is where they are). The chest x-ray that was done for the court hearing that they missed indicated that the tumor was growing and his lymph nodes are now affected. It shows that the alternatives are not working, which mom figured out and than ran with her son. I back the county and the judge for doing what they have done, they are looking out for the best interest of the child as all social workers do when dealing with clients, no matter who we offend. The mom running has made this worse for her and her son, it shows she is not looking out for the best interest of her child.
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Geiger
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05-20-09 6:40 PM
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LibertyLady...you are AWESOME!
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slickschick
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05-20-09 12:48 AM
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Well I am new to this commentary but I feel I must add something. Colleen leaving w/ Daniel changes the whole scenario. I feel so bad for Daniel, being in healthcare I don't feel the statistics are in his favor. Too much time has passed for even "natural" remedies to be effective. I don't know how much people have talked about this but since he was home schooled, Daniel hasn't had the exposure to a variety of kids like most children do, he has formed his opinions of what is happening to him simply based on his parents opinions. According to "some people" in town he was quite a ways behind in school than some of his peers. As a 13 y.o maturity wise I don't agree than he could make an informed decision. God Bless you Daniel. I hope this all turns in your favor. You should have a long life ahead of you.
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middleclassworker
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05-19-09 11:46 PM
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Greg Groebner...you cannot compare this case to an overweight adult. Nobody is forcing an adult to have Chemo here. This is a boy who is incapable of making such a decision with parents who are making the wrong decision, though I believe their intentions are genuine. If I fed my kids a pound of butter everyday and they were grossly overweight, I feel that the county should get involved. If I choose such a diet, so be it. Children are a RESPONSIBILITY...we as parents need to do what's right. A 90 percent chance of survival is nothing to take lightly.
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Crickit
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05-19-09 9:50 PM
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Tammy Houle - I agree with you 100 pecent.
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LJGibbs
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05-19-09 8:08 PM
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Lady, I never said you were not in the courtroom. I said you probably had your opinion formed about the case before setting foot in the courtroom, so it wasn't going to matter what the Judge did. If he disagreed with the Hauser's, you were going to say he was wrong.
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shadow
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05-19-09 7:22 PM
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Voiceofreason there is no gaurantee that Chemo will indeed cure him . It in fact may well kill him as it did his aunt . If Danny does die from chemo will you then support the arrest of the doctors and the judge that forced the treatment on him ??? AS it would be there fault that he died .
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SarahM
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05-19-09 7:01 PM
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I believe alternative cures are possible. I also know that there is MINIMAL research for alternative cures. I believe the Hauser's have a right to pursue alternatives. But I would not for my child, based on lack of research. I DO wish the Hausers well, and may Daniel re-gain his health... THAT woud be awesome!!
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LibertyLady
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05-19-09 5:53 PM
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LJGibbs FYI, I was in the courtroom from the very beginning when the attorney's for the Hauser's sought to have the case dismissed, the pretrial, the trial, and again today when Mrs. Hauser and her son did not show up. Mrs. Tammy Houle
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777777
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05-19-09 12:34 PM
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Wow, people are all judges! Shame on you. Imagine being under the microscope like this family.
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Observe
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05-19-09 11:00 AM
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(continued) ...If the actual cure rate were like 98% without terrible pain and risk of a compromised immune system, sterilization, etc., then the judge would have a leg to stand on. This distinction between ordinary and extraordinary has been worked through largely by Western Civilization's ethicists, of which the Brown County system seems to be unblissfully unaware. I don't know if the Hauser's are right, but it is obvious to me that the State has stepped outside its jurisdiction in this matter: a corrupted tribal understanding of the powers of the State - intentions may be good, but there is no logical thought process. Let's put all fat people under the knife, for certainly obesity is shortens life, yes? If the State were really interested in the welfare of its citizens, there are a bunch of bigger things to which they should pay attention, that are poisoning both body and soul. Hauser's if you are reading this, my offer to help still stands. Greg Groebner
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Observe
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05-19-09 10:41 AM
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Yahoo****'s headline had it right: "Judge FORCES chemo on boy", or something to that effect. I have not followed closely, but was there any distinction made between "ordinary" and "extraordinary" means of treatment? The burden of proof should have been on the State, namely to show that chemo is: 1. effective, 3. not unduly harmful, 4. not unduly painful or distressing, 5. not unduly costly. As far as I can tell, they only attempted to answer #1 with the claimed 90% "survival" rate -- which, by the way, does not mean that 9/10 are cured. You who followed the case: did the Hauser attorneys challenge the accuracy and meaning of this claimed 90%? For example, if the patient died of internal bleeding, this would not be counted as a death in the 90% chemo figure -- even though the chemo was a likely factor in that bleeding. If the actual cure rate were like 98% without terrible pain and risk of a compromised immune system, sterilization, etc., then
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LJGibbs
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05-19-09 8:05 AM
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The irony of this letter and subsequent comments from the probable writer are fascinating. Based on one case, that she probably had formed her opinion on in granite before ever setting foot in the courtroom, she has deemed the people she doesn't agree with as evil. Perhaps the County Attorney and Judge should be suing her for Defamation of Character and/or Slander. Why does this have to be a big government conspiracy? Why would anyone think the County Attorney or Judge feel good about this case? There is a very ill 13 year old boy that is probably going to die. Two sides are trying to save him, they disagree on how to do it. Even if we would all firmly believe that it's not the government's business --then, as MCW wrote, contact the legislature to change the laws! Don't attack people you don't know. More irony, why is it okay for you to disagree with the Judge and County Attorney (and malign them) when you don't want them to disagree with you or the Hauser's? Who made you God
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nuj1994
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05-19-09 7:55 AM
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Liberty Ask the companies that spend millions of dollars researching a drug only to not receive approval how lax the FDA is. More drugs don't make it out of research than do. Hate the pharma companies so much? Next time you have an illness that could be treated with drugs? Refuse to take it.
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middleclassworker
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05-19-09 2:10 AM
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His parents are trying to use him as a guinea pig for some off-the-wall medical treatment that has far less of a track record or success rate than Chemo. Practice on rats...this is a HUMAN LIFE!!
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middleclassworker
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05-19-09 2:09 AM
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So, LibertyLady....if a parent refuses anti-biotics for their child for something as easy to treat (in many children) as pneumonia....you don't think the county should be involved? If I did that, I guarantee everybody in town would think I'm cracked!!--and they would be right. This is a 13-year-old boy with a sheltered outlook on life!! He can't make these decisions on his own. Hey...I'm not for government telling parents they can't spank their kids or that they have to raise them a certain way, but THIS BOY HAS A CHANCE TO LIVE....a very good chance...and his parents are denying him that in lieu of some wacked hippie-like medical treatment. The county may have very well saved his life. Obviously, his parents weren't going to. Lets all pray for his speedy recovery. May God bless him.
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LibertyLady
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05-19-09 1:05 AM
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Perhaps you are right middleclass about suing a judge, but I'd like to know where and when the legislature made the judge and attorneys gods, interpreting the law to make all children wards of the state, mere pawns loaned out to parents who measure up to their warped standard.
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alamo1
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05-18-09 7:31 PM
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I don't understand why the mother took the boy to a medical doctor when he first got sick...Why not alternate medicine then?
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middleclassworker
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05-18-09 7:27 PM
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Hey LibertyLady....sue all you want, but the Judge and the Lawyers were only interpreting the laws of the State of Minnesota. If you don't like them, petition the legislature, not the judge. A little Government 101 may help you out a lot.
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