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Teen and Mother Fail To Appear At Hearing On Cancer Treatment For Boy

By Howard M. Friedman

Thirteen-year old Daniel Hauser and his mother Colleen Hauser failed to appear at their scheduled court hearing in New Ulm, Minnesota yesterday. They apparently have gone into hiding rather than comply with a court order to take steps toward obtaining chemotherapy for Daniel's Hodgkin's lymphoma. They object on religious grounds to the treatment. (See prior posting.) In accordance with the court's mandate, Daniel did obtain a new chest X-ray on Monday. It showed that his tumor had returned to its size before the one chemotherapy treatment he had. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Daniel's father, Anthony Hauser, told the court that he does not know his wife's and son's whereabouts. Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg held Colleen Hauser in contempt of court. and ordered that Daniel be placed in foster care for oncology treatment as soon as he is found. AP reports that Daniel's father, Anthony, now believes his son should restart chemotherapy.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on May 20, 2009 (boomark / email).