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McMaster University’s disgusting apologia in the Makayla Sault case

If you’re a complete n00b here, we’ve been following the story of Makayla Sault, a Canadian First Nations girl who died of leukemia at the age of 11 because her parents decided to abandon the live-saving chemotherapy and try “traditional” cures, including the traditional Aboriginal cure of visiting the Hippocrates Quack Health Institute in Florida … Continue reading McMaster University’s disgusting apologia in the Makayla Sault case

More on the Makayla Sault affair: mother tries to exculpate herself by pinning her child’s death on her child’s wishes

I’ve posted several times on the Makayla Sault affair, in which an 11-year-old Canadian First Nations child, stricken with leukemia, was allowed by the government and child protective services to stop her chemotherapy treatment (which in all likelihood would have cured her) in favor of “traditional” medicine—said medicine including a visit to the quackish Hippocrates … Continue reading More on the Makayla Sault affair: mother tries to exculpate herself by pinning her child’s death on her child’s wishes

My New Republic piece on the unnecessary death of Makayla Sault

I’ve rewritten Tuesday’s post on the death of First Nations child Makayla Sault. a martyr to her parents’ faith and the political correctness of the Canadian government (as well as the cowardice of some Canadian doctors); and it’s been published by The New Republic. The rewritten piece is called “A little girl died because Canada chose … Continue reading My New Republic piece on the unnecessary death of Makayla Sault

Globe and Mail editorial in on Makayla Sault’s death: “They let her die as a matter of cultural sensitivity”

I swear, I’m not looking at the readers’ comments on my New Republic piece on the unnecessary death of Canadian child Makayla Sault. But reader Diane G. just had to let me know that one of the doctors who wrote an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) asking for sensitivity to aboriginal methods of … Continue reading Globe and Mail editorial in on Makayla Sault’s death: “They let her die as a matter of cultural sensitivity”

Canadian court comes to its senses, mandates chemotherapy for leukemia-afflicted child

The long story of the Canadian courts allowing First Nations children to die out of respect for their useless “traditional healing practices” has had a happy resolution—at least in one case. When 11-year-old Makayla Sault was dying of leukemia after abandoning chemotherapy for “traditional medicine” (including a bout of “nontraditional” treatment at the quackish Hippocrates Institute in … Continue reading Canadian court comes to its senses, mandates chemotherapy for leukemia-afflicted child

Canadian government kills First Nations girl out of misguided respect for faith

The Canadian government has often treated its indigenous people horribly, including taking kids from their family and sticking them in special residential “Indian schools” where they were forbidden to use their language or learn about their culture, and where they were often horribly abused. I saw one of these schools, now closed, when I was in Kamloops … Continue reading Canadian government kills First Nations girl out of misguided respect for faith

The Missing Links: On assisted dying, a great atheist book reprinted, and some justice in the case of First Nation children murdered by faith

I basically got nothing today: it’s one of those days when I come to work with a few lame ideas that I can’t work up enthusiasm to write about. Fortunately, Ceiling Cat usually saves me by the intervention of kindly readers, who send me items that are more interesting. I have three today, which I’ll combine in a … Continue reading The Missing Links: On assisted dying, a great atheist book reprinted, and some justice in the case of First Nation children murdered by faith

Readers’ beefs

A few choice comments arrived over the past few weeks, and I thought I’d share them with you. First, we have the usual arrogant and ignorant mushhead who tries to find hypocrisy in my acceptance of determinism. When will these people learn that determinism doesn’t preclude actions directed at changing people’s minds—and even successfully changing them? … Continue reading Readers’ beefs