09-13-2007, 08:08 PM
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| Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles Gender:  Posts: 11,896 Country:  Points: 39,908, Level: 100 | Level up: 0%, 0 Points needed |  |  Quote:
Originally Posted by Catus Felidae  It doesn't 'upset' me, but it does give me pause. While I totally understand that someone has to have the 'final word', I can't say I celebrate at the idea of the non-custodial parent being legally 'taken out of the loop'. BUT, I can understand situations where the N-C parent is just being a pain to cause pain to the custodial parent. That shouldn't be allowed.
To my mind, if the N-C parent objects to treatment being discontinued, then they should have to take custody of the child. He/She shouldn't be allowed to demand that the other parent deal with the suffering of an extended death and then walk away from it.
| The worst part of all this is the fact that children have to suffer because of the failures of their parents. |