I just read an article in yesterday's paper where yet again a judge has ruled that a 16 year old with cancer has to go through chemo/radiation against his and his parents wishes. It states in the paper that "the order requires the parents to take him to the hospital and to give the oncologist their written legal consent to treat their son for Hodgkin's disease".

I see how they can make them take him for the treatments, but how can they make them sign a consent? I'm sure they are telling them that if they don't they will take conplete custody of their son and other kids (they have shared custody with social services as of now), but is this another case of them saying you have to when you really don't? It almost sounds like someone is covering their rearend by having the signed form.

This is scary. You are better off never taking your child to a dr. in the 1st place.