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Boy Can Stay With Parents After They Agree to Chemo

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted May 26, 2009 4:46 PM CDT

(Newser) – A judge in Minnesota allowed 13-year-old Daniel Hauser to return to his parents' custody after they agreed to have him undergo chemotherapy treatments, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The judge allowed the family to pursue alternative remedies along with the chemo for Daniel, who has Hodgkin's lymphoma. The boy and his mom fled to California last week before returning yesterday.

The boy's attorney says Daniel himself agreed to the chemotherapy "one round at a time and wants to be consulted before and after.” A county attorney said he's "concerned that if Daniel doesn’t like the second round of chemo, he’s not going to go do it. He’s going to run away and we’ll be right back where we are.”

Colleen, left, and Daniel Hauser at their farm in Sleepy Eye, Minn.
Colleen, left, and Daniel Hauser at their farm in Sleepy Eye, Minn.   (AP Photo/The Journal Of New Ulm, Steve Muscatello, File)
Colleen Hauser, the mother of 13-year-old Daniel, arrives at the Brown County Courthouse for a hearing Tuesday.
Colleen Hauser, the mother of 13-year-old Daniel, arrives at the Brown County Courthouse for a hearing Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Brown County Sheriff Rich Hoffmann, left,  stands with Anthony Hauser, as Hauser reads a statement last week asking his wife Colleen to bring back Daniel.
Brown County Sheriff Rich Hoffmann, left, stands with Anthony Hauser, as Hauser reads a statement last week asking his wife Colleen to bring back Daniel.   (AP Photo/The Journal of New Ulm, Steve Muscatello)
Daniel Hauser arrives at the Brown County Courthouse for a hearing Tuesday.
Daniel Hauser arrives at the Brown County Courthouse for a hearing Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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PriorGuess
May 27, 2009 3:01 AM CDT
How did the State get involved in this in the first place?

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