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Judge Orders Arrest of Anti- Chemo Mom

Minn. native refuses treatment for cancer-stricken son, 13

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(AP) – A Minnesota judge issued an arrest warrant today for the mother of a 13-year-old boy resisting chemotherapy after the pair missed a court hearing on his welfare. Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg is also ordering that Daniel Hauser be placed in protective custody so he can get proper medical treatment for Hodgkins lymphoma.

Daniel and his parents, Colleen and Anthony Hauser, were due in court today to tell the judge the results of a chest X-ray. But only Anthony Hauser appeared in court. He told Rodenberg that he last saw Colleen Hauser last night, and she told him she was leaving. The family's doctor testified that Daniel's tumor has grown and he needs immediate assessment by a pediatric cancer doctor.

This photo taken May 8, 2009, shows Daniel Hauser, 13, in New Ulm, Minn.
This photo taken May 8, 2009, shows Daniel Hauser, 13, in New Ulm, Minn.   (AP Photo)
In this May 8, 2009, file photo, Colleen Hauser, left, smiles at her son Daniel as they answered questions from the media in New Ulm, Minn.
In this May 8, 2009, file photo, Colleen Hauser, left, smiles at her son Daniel as they answered questions from the media in New Ulm, Minn.   (AP Photo)
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JayJay
May 19, 09 10:51 PM CDT
how sad... i dont see why the kid doesnt want to live, and why there agreeing with him... he must be depressed cause hes giving up on life at such a young age... Reply
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Ioptout
May 20, 09 5:48 AM CDT
I think he is depressed because of the cancer......... not because he's giving up on live and it's easy to see why he doesn't want to live. I didn't want to live because I had a bi-polar mother and a sociopath for a father. If I had cancer hell... If knew what I know now I would have gone to the local super store, bought a raft and SET SAIL! Reply
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jeangnome
May 20, 09 9:38 AM CDT
I don't think this is a depression issue. It has to do with religious beliefs. Reply
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Mad
May 20, 09 10:14 AM CDT
Sad, indeed. No easy solution. The boy should want to live, want to use every available resource to see another sunrise, but if he does not, if he does not wish to undergo the horror that chemotherapy is, does he not have the right to say what happens to his own body? Reply
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TerrifiedCitizen
May 20, 09 1:32 PM CDT
The cure is still almost as bad as the disease... The medical profession is still only 'practicing' when it comes to this formidable illness; and the odds remain poor. Reply
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