News (Media Awareness Project) - US ME: Mom Wins OK To Reject AIDS Drug For Her Son |
| Title: | US ME: Mom Wins OK To Reject AIDS Drug For Her Son |
| Published On: | 1998-09-15 |
| Source: | Orange County Register (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 01:05:40 |
MOM WINS OK TO REJECT AIDS DRUG FOR HER SON
A mother who feared powerful AIDS drugs would kill her HIV-infected
4-year-old son rather than extend his life won the right Monday to
refuse treatment for the boy.
A state judge in Bangor,Maine,refused to give custody of Nikolas
Emerson to the state Department of Human Services,which had argued his
mother was jeopardizing his health.
Valerie Emerson had said that she saw her 3-year-old daughter go
through an agonizing death while on the drug AZT,and she did not want
Nikolas to suffer the same way.
Checked-by: Patrick Henry
A mother who feared powerful AIDS drugs would kill her HIV-infected
4-year-old son rather than extend his life won the right Monday to
refuse treatment for the boy.
A state judge in Bangor,Maine,refused to give custody of Nikolas
Emerson to the state Department of Human Services,which had argued his
mother was jeopardizing his health.
Valerie Emerson had said that she saw her 3-year-old daughter go
through an agonizing death while on the drug AZT,and she did not want
Nikolas to suffer the same way.
Checked-by: Patrick Henry
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