Following “Traditional Healing” Death, Judge Says Well-Being of Child Must Be Considered in Health Care Decisions

By now, you’re familiar with Makayla Sault (below), an 11-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The disease was treatable with two years of tough chemotherapy and had a nearly 90% survival rate… but Makayla no longer wanted to continue the chemo and her Ojibwe/First Nations parents were more than happy to oblige, seeking out useless faith-based treatments instead.

Makayla was allowed to quit the chemo only to see her conditions worsen.

Then it got worse.

Justice Gethin Edward of the Ontari...