[Domandred]

All the mother wanted was a second opinion, instead the police were called.

I'm not fully familiar with this story. The incident happened in 2002, the trial ended today.

Doing some research to find other details.

[Shimmer1]

thanks for posting this.

[BenLurkin]

Did I read this correctly -- the jury deliberated for 16 days?

[MontanaBeth]

"All the mother wanted was a second opinion, instead the police were called."

That's the mindset in America now, don't question those in positions of authority. Be a good little serf, bow and scrape to those that know what's best for us.

[Crim]

Justifiable homicide IMHO.

[ClearCase_guy]

You cannot own a house in this country -- you'll always be paying "rent" to the government.
The money you earn as wages isn't really yours -- but the government will allow you to keep a percentage of it.
You cannot raise your children -- the government will let you try, but if you "do it wrong", the government will take them from you.

[netmilsmom]

Holy crap!
This is scary.

http://www.cir-usa.org/cases/mueller_v_idaho.html

http://www.onpointnews.com/docs/taige.pdf

I hope they appeal this all the way to the Supreme Court.

[caper gal 1]

There has to be a whole lot of this story missing. Any Freepers out there familiar with the history on this story?

[Domandred]

I found a lengthier in depth article from before the trial:

Idaho Parents Take Boise Hospital to Court Over Newborn's Forced Spinal Tap

Items from article

Child had a fever of 100.8.
Only 5% chance the child had meningitis.

Baby's fever dropped while in the hospital waiting for other tests including fluids, x-rays and blood work, before spinal tap, and before police called. Mom started asking about taking child home. That's when the hospital called the police.

Mom was not allowed to call husband who was at home with other children and consult even him about the spinal tap.

[Newtoidaho]

This most likely has to do with all the unnecessary tests that doctors do, for fear of being sued for negligence (by the parents) if they don’t do them, in the very unlikely event the patient has the actual condition they are testing for.

The country’s legal system is beyond repair, just like everything else that has any connection to the government.

[MNDude]

Words cannot begin to describe the pain with a spinal tap. I had one when I was a kid

[msrngtp2002]

Years ago I had a doctor tell me that he was going to do some procedure on one of my kids whether I liked it or not. I calmly explained to him that I knew where he lived, could hunt him down, and would definitely beat the ass off him if he so much as touched my kid. I then took the kid and left. Had he called the police I would have followed through, hunted him down and beat the ass off him.

I would have been bailed out of jail long before he would have gotten out of the hospital.

Sometimes actions speak louder than words. Power trips need to be confronted with even greater power trips.

I am frankly surprised that the father hasn’t already kicked this doctors butt.

[TornadoAlley3]

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[Dr.Syn]

Here is the doofus doctor:

 

	Richard MacDonald, M.D. Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine of Idaho- Boise 13960 W Wainwright Ste A Boise, ID 83713 (208) 384-9022 Fax: (208) 388-1683
Medical School:	Tulane University, 1996
Residency:	Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Certification:	American Board of Emergency Medicine

 

[Rodamala]

I hope she stated that she would not pay for a spinal tap... then again, I guess that would only work in a country with free market competition in healthcare.

[Grunthor]

So did she get her baby back?

[org.whodat]

Where is link to story???

[org.whodat]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCHx6V8AXaGSAloNKdhEI-TeQ7ugD9GLSGJO0

[org.whodat]

Gave you a link to actual story, this was a personal injury law suite against the hospital and doctor. The parents claim they lost their rights at the time of the test happened, they live with their child in Hawaii at the current time.

[Graybeard58]

30 years ago my son had his tonsils removed, the doctor wanted to stick tubes in his ears, I told him no. I thought the doc was going to have a screaming hissy fit. (’I’m a doctor, I’m a doctor”)

My son was just fine without the tubes. I had just read about doctors doing this routinely and unnecessarily.

[Vendome]

So this P$icks stole her baby?