The hospital is appealing a court ruling that denied the hospital’s request to allow an attorney, also a nurse, to make medical decisions for the 10-year-old, according to the report.
The girl’s parents had stopped chemotherapy because of the side effects and now want to treat their daughter with herbs and vitamins, even though hospital officials say the girl will not survive without chemotherapy, according to the report.
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