You know this stuff really pi$$es me off. These counsel fully know that their ever changing policy is B.S. and yet they still have the audacity to pull stunts like this.
hawk
Posts by hawkaw
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6Jehovah's Witnesses appeal son's care
by ignored_one inhttp://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=bda552d3-2cc2-4650-9d58-1479f9b20efc
maria cantoncalgary herald.
april 7, 2004. jehovah's witness parents became victims of "religious profiling" when the alberta government apprehended their son and gave him a blood transfusion they say was not only against their beliefs, but not medically necessary, lawyer shane brady charged tuesday.. the couple, who cannot be named to protect the identity of their son, is appealing an august 2001 treatment order issued in provincial court that gave a social worker temporary custody of their infant son to allow for the blood transfusion.. representing the family, brady argued before court of queen's bench justice adele kent that the province's director of child welfare was "closed-minded" when she failed to do a thorough investigation into the situation surrounding the baby's bowel infection.. furthermore, brady said, the director didn't question dr. douglas mcmillan's assertions that it was urgent the three-week-old, premature baby be given a transfusion, nor did she call the parents to ask for their input or any other doctor for a second opinion.. "it would have taken very little time for her to have spoken to another doctor," said brady, a toronto lawyer who previously represented the mother of calgary teen bethany hughes, who died from leukemia after receiving blood transfusions against her will.. "there is no evidence that demonstrates this was an urgent situation, no evidence to suggest the parents couldn't be given their fundamental rights," he said.. a lawyer for the director of child welfare, however, said not only is the director not qualified to discuss complex medical issues, but obtaining second opinions would have been untimely in a case in which mcmillan felt the child's life was at risk and the parents knew the treatment hearing was imminent.. brady maintains the parents, both of whom were in court with their now two-year-old son tuesday, were denied their right to a lawyer, to disclosure (access to other legal parties' material) and to call evidence at the treatment hearing due to the swiftness of the hearing.. "it is the constitutional right of the parents to a fair hearing and the state has interfered in the parent/child relationship," he said.. the boy developed the bowel infection on aug. 9, 2001.. according to testimony, mcmillan was aware of the parents' religious beliefs and even waited a day before going to the courts to ask for permission to give the transfusion.. on aug. 10, family court judge sharron prowse-o'ferrall ruled the transfusion could proceed.. tests determined it was a bacterial infection and the parents wanted it treated with antibiotics.. this, said brady, was well within the medical range of treatment for the diagnosed infection.. "the parents were not refusing an indispensably medically necessary treatment," he said.. at that point, mcmillan should have either treated the boy without a blood transfusion, asked another doctor to take over the case or asked the parents to find another doctor, said brady.. kent will hear arguments today from both sides pertaining to the federal charter of rights and freedoms.. the family is also suing the province, for the same reasons, claiming $50,000 in damages, alleging the blood transfusion was contrary to their legal rights and religious beliefs.. [email protected] the calgary herald 2004.
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hawkaw
the mouse has a much bigger brain than JR Brown
snicker.
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Help please: how to transfer scanned reply from U.N. letter campaign...
by sf indarn.
okay, i've scanned it yet how do i transfer the scan onto this forum?
thanks, skally
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hawkaw
sf,
Thanks for posting this which is or should be consistent with the others and thanks for your help.
Be advised that there is more going on than meets the eye.
hawk
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Help please: how to transfer scanned reply from U.N. letter campaign...
by sf indarn.
okay, i've scanned it yet how do i transfer the scan onto this forum?
thanks, skally
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hawkaw
While I myself didn't feel this way regarding the 2nd UN mail campaign, I applaud all of you for your efforts and for standing up for what you think is right.
Point of clarification. This is the fourth letter writing campaign that I have been involved in.
hawk
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MESSAGE FROM SILENTLAMBS ON WASHINGTON DC "STOP THE SILENCE WALK"
by hawkaw infwiw, with sl drawing in board members from other ligitimate advocate groups to sit on the sl board and bill sitting on the other advocate groups board as a "director", i think things are coming along nicely with sl to ensure it stays around for a while.
being involved with other advocates in this walk should help the cause get more attention especially with the advocate groups.
the following is from an sl email to me.
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hawkaw
FWIW, with SL drawing in board members from other ligitimate advocate groups to sit on the SL board and Bill sitting on the other advocate groups board as a "Director", I think things are coming along nicely with SL to ensure it stays around for a while. Being involved with other advocates in this walk should help the cause get more attention especially with the advocate groups.
The following is from an SL Email to me.
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We are drawing close to the Washington, DC 5K "Stop the silence" walk. We invite all that can to attend and take advantage of the special rates for hotel accommodations that have been arranged. The Harrington Hotel is about two blocks from where the walk begins and should be very easy to help everyone to be together. To look at hotel information check this link,
http://www.silentlambs.org/stopcsa.htm
Well over one thousand people are expected to participate so this will be a big event to be a part of.
We are asking that everyone that wants to walk with silentlambs please contact us as soon as possible to make sure we can all make connections and be together for the event. You can contact us by email at [email protected] or call us at 270-527-5350. Please do so as soon as possible to make sure we do not miss each other for this uplifting event.
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MAJOR AP ARTICLE ON JWs CHILD ABUSE ISSUE GOES NATIONWIDE IN USA
by hawkaw in------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- religion today
but a group called silentlambs has still gained visibility in its campaign to change the sexual abuse policies of jehovah's witnesses.. .
religion today.
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hawkaw
You see sf .... you try 99 times and nothing happens. But finally, that 100th time, especially when you are on the moral high ground dealing with a very serious issue, you will suceed.
Congrats on your huge achievement (and yes I for one consider it huge!) - you just vaccinated tens of thousands of humans.
hawk
p.s. - I got your voice mail from yesterday (Don't worry about it - more to come soon).
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MAJOR AP ARTICLE ON JWs CHILD ABUSE ISSUE GOES NATIONWIDE IN USA
by hawkaw in------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- religion today
but a group called silentlambs has still gained visibility in its campaign to change the sexual abuse policies of jehovah's witnesses.. .
religion today.
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hawkaw
Look ... a WTS lawyer
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hawk
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MAJOR AP ARTICLE ON JWs CHILD ABUSE ISSUE GOES NATIONWIDE IN USA
by hawkaw in------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- religion today
but a group called silentlambs has still gained visibility in its campaign to change the sexual abuse policies of jehovah's witnesses.. .
religion today.
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MAJOR AP ARTICLE ON JWs CHILD ABUSE ISSUE GOES NATIONWIDE IN USA
by hawkaw in------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- religion today
but a group called silentlambs has still gained visibility in its campaign to change the sexual abuse policies of jehovah's witnesses.. .
religion today.
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hawkaw
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