Analysis: A Little Girl Died Because Canada Chose Cultural Sensitivity Over Western Medicine
“A Little Girl Died Because Canada Chose Cultural Sensitivity Over Western Medicine” by Jerry A. Coyne, 1/21/2015, this article explains how a 11-year old girl named Makayla Sault died from acute lymphoblastic leukemia after suffering from a stroke the previous day. Makayla could no longer deal with the pain and suffering of the side effects of chemotherapy treatment so her parents decided to no longer proceed with the chemotherapy treatment. The decision was based on her family cultural and religious beliefs. Alternative Medicine is not new to the medical community; however, the doctors argued that if the little girl would have proceeded with chemotherapy and standard treatment, she had at least a 75 percent chance of survival. Alternative medicine verses modern medicine is one of the most controversial topics because of the argument that many deaths could have been prevented just like the one in this story. I believe that this became a big issue because of Makayla’s age. People tend to show a lot more sympathy for children.
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The family decision to choose alternative medicine was based on their religious beliefs. After careful decision and argument on both sides of the issues, the government agreed with the family and allowed Makayla to discontinue chemotherapy; she left the hospital to turn to traditional medicine. She was moved to an institute of “Alternative medicine” located in Florida where she later
The family decision to choose alternative medicine was based on their religious beliefs. After careful decision and argument on both sides of the issues, the government agreed with the family and allowed Makayla to discontinue chemotherapy; she left the hospital to turn to traditional medicine. She was moved to an institute of “Alternative medicine” located in Florida where she later