On 03/25/10 01:08, scott wrote:
>>> accept that fact and try another medicine.  For someone to be using
>>> something on a child in the first place that has never been proven
>>> better than placebo, and then to refuse to try something else when it's
>>> not working, *that* is criminal.
>>
>> See my question to Stephen: How do you propose enforcing it?
> 
> Same way as any other child neglect crimes.  It either gets reported
> through family/friends/school to the authorities who investigate, or in
> the worst case the death of the child triggers the investigation.  Then
> you search for evidence they didn't search for appropriate medical care
> (very easy if they admit to it!), then it's up to a judge/jury to decide
> a punishment.

	I think you're missing my point. So what should the concerned
neighbors/friends report? That some parent is using a treatment that is
not certified by the FDA (in the US)? If so, you've suddenly
criminalized all herbal treatments, and any other treatment that may be
common elsewhere.

	The point being that it's hard to criminalize _just_ homeopathic
medicine. If you want to criminalize everything that is not approved by
some government body, I'd be dead set against it. There are too many
things that would get banned.
	
-- 
Mary had a little lamb, a little beef, and a little ham.

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