The State knows best...

Isn't it interesting how the Left always preaches one thing if it suits them and then another when it doesn't? There is no better example of this than the recent story concerning Katie Werneike, a 12-yar-old cancer patient, her loving, God-fearing parents and the all-knowing-all-seeing state of Texas.

Katie suffers from Hodgekins disease, a deadly version of Lymphoma or cancer of the lymph- nodes. She recently finished up a session of chemotherapy and she and her parents think she is doing just fine, her disease is in remission and that additional treatments (radiation etc.) would only hinder her climb back to health.

But the State of Texas thinks otherwise, and last week an Amber Alert was issues for Katie, she was taken from her parents by Child Protective Services and her three brothers were put in foster care! And for what? The state believes her parents are being medically negligent - despite the fact that Katie has decided she doesn't want any more treatment either.

Now, before you go blaiming their inaction on some radical religious affiliation or fear of needles, remember, they only want what's best for their daughter. And for their family, discontinuing treatment is the consensus. Radiation can have long-term effects on a child of Katie's age and her parents, before agreeing to it, would like the opinion of other doctors outside the clinic in which Katie has been treated. God forbid.

But now the fight has made it's way to the courts and a judge will decide who or what should have the final say in the medical choices of a child, or any individual for that matter.

Family is the building block of this nation and who better to know the need and desires of a child than his or her own loving family. These parents are not abusive, neglectful or ignorant, they just feel they are making the right choice for their daughter, a decision she agrees with, and in my book the state should keep it's big nose out. The foundation of this democracy we live in the idea that individuals have the capability to make the right decisions for themselves and their families and that the government that governs best, governs least - to borrow a phrase.

And one final thought, isn't it the same kook-fringe crowd abducting this little girl that hollers the loudest against parent's right of notification in cases of abortion? When it comes to killing an unborn baby, a child of any age should be able to seek medical attention without the "interference" of their parents according to these "experts." But when it's a matter of choosing the best cancer treatment options for oneself, no-way is a child of 12 able to make that decision, the state must intervene!

Bottom line, the ass-backwards thinking of this ilk is anti-family, anti-parents rights - nothing more, nothing-less. For more info check this out: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44683