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Medical guardian drops bid to force chemo treatments on Amish girl

Medical guardian drops bid to force chemo treatments on Amish girl

MARK MAKELA/REUTERS An Amish horse and buggy travels on a road in Pennsylvania. An Ohio Amish girl fled her home with her parents after a court-appointed guardian tried to force chemotherapy treatments on the ill girl. The guardian dropped her bid Friday. TOLEDO, Ohio — A court-appointed guardian is dropping her attempt to force an 11-year-old Amish girl with leukemia ...

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Medical guardian drops bid to force chemo treatments on Amish girl

Medical guardian drops bid to force chemo treatments on Amish girl

MARK MAKELA/REUTERS An Amish horse and buggy travels on a road in Pennsylvania. An Ohio Amish girl fled her home with her parents after a court-appointed guardian tried to force chemotherapy treatments on the ill girl. The guardian dropped her bid Friday. TOLEDO, Ohio — A court-appointed guardian is dropping her attempt to force an 11-year-old Amish girl with leukemia ...

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Amish girl in hiding to avoid forced cancer treatment

Amish girl in hiding to avoid forced cancer treatment

Stocktrek/Getty Images Sarah Hershberger, 11, (not shown) has battled cancer since April. Her family says natural treatments have proven to work. An 11-year-old Amish girl is in hiding after an Ohio court ruled the girl must listen to medical professionals and continue chemotherapy – treatments her parents don’t want because they make her sick. Sarah Hershberger’s parents would rather pursue ...

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