SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — An Australian judge on Friday ruled in favour of a couple who refused to allow their 6-year-old son to undergo radiotherapy for a malignant brain tumour. The judge noted that the hospital’s ethics committee was divided on whether the child should undergo treatment for his cancer. Family Court Chief Judge Stephen Thackray had previously ordered Oshin to submit to two rounds of chemotherapy, which his parents were also against. His parents did not want him to undergo the treatment due to the risk of severe side effects. Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth had applied for a Family Court order forcing Oshin Kiszko to undergo radiotherapy for a rare cancer known as medulloblastoma.

Source: thestar May 20, 2016 08:10 UTC