Let’s all catch up on the anti-life culture we now live in.

A Minnesota judge has ruled a 13-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a highly treatable form of cancer, must seek medical treatment over his parents’ objections.

Rodenberg (the judge) ruled there is a "compelling state interest sufficient to override the minor’s genuine opposition."

A court-appointed attorney for Daniel, Philip Elbert, called the decision unfortunate.

"I feel it’s a blow to families," he said Friday. "It marginalizes the decisions that parents face every day in regard to their children’s medical care. It really affirms the role that big government is better at making our decisions for us."

Daniel stopped chemotherapy in February after a single treatment. He and his parents opted instead for "alternative medicines" based on their religious beliefs. Child protection workers accused Daniel’s parents of medical neglect; but in court, his mother insisted the boy wouldn’t submit to chemotherapy for religious reasons and she said she wouldn’t comply if the court orders it.

Daniel’s parents have been supporting what they say is their son’s decision to instead treat the disease with nutritional supplements and other alternative treatments favored by the Nemenhah Band. The Missouri-based religious group believes in natural healing methods advocated by some American Indians.

The courts say that 13 year olds are old enough to decide to have sex with as many partners as they want.  They are old enough to get contraceptions so they never have to deal with the consequences of all that sex (look away from the STD & STI’s increasing numbers…look away!) They are old enough to have abortions (wait, what happened to all the contraception) all without their parents knowledge because they are mature enought to handle it.  But they are not old enough to decide what kind of treatment they will receive if they get sick.

Well, I guess that kid should listen to the courts considering the courts are constantly telling our kids how wrong their parents are anyway.

But what about all the “Terry Schiavo’s” of this world?  Oh wait, their parents are all wrong too.  Unless that want to kill their kids, than everyone should listen to the parents.  Oh wait, unless the parents don’t want what society says is what the kid needs, then the parents are wrong again.  No, wait…..Anyone else getting dizzy?

So much for “its my body I can do what I want” mantra.  I guess that only applies to sex and the consequences of sex. 

So what do you think?  Die or be forced to live?  Exactly why do the states get involved in these things anyway?