Original CNN Article
The Parents of Ashya King, a 5 year old brain cancer patient, appeared in a Madrid court today to explain why they requested proton beam treatment after British doctors said it would be ineffective. The Spanis doctors, however, have said the opposite. They believe that the boy would benefit from the treatment, and the King family has claimed that they would pay for it in full provided that the boy could be treated in Spain. The couple has also announced that they will not return to Britain voluntarily, as the doctors refuse to perform the treatments. I believe that the family has every right to seek attention elsewhere, especially based on the circumstances in which the doctors are refusing to treat the boy, and they are agreeing not to use British insurance. Not to mention that the boy is terminally ill, and the proton beam treatment could possibly be his last hope. Certain practices such as this one are not allowed in the United States and other countries due to their early state and high risk factors, but in my opinion the patient should be allowed to take these risks if their life depends on it or they are near death.
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