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hollyoaksloversx · 6 years ago

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Meet The Neighbours...

Rounding up a week in Hollyoaks (6th-10th May 2019)

There were more difficult scenes this week as Stuart, Jonny and Ste stepped up their campaign of terror against the Maalik’s. At the start of the week, Leela was still getting up to speed on what had been going on in her absence and, believing that Amir was responsible for the trouble, confronted the delivery driver. However, with a little help from Sami and Yasmine, Leela came to see that Amir and his brother, Shahid, had been victimised by Stuart and Jonny and so she demanded that Jonny move out. Unfortunately for Leela, she hadn’t been prepared for Ste announcing that he was going too and despite her insistence that Leah and Lucas stayed put, Ste decided to uproot them yet again.

The following morning, news broke that Shahid and Amir’s takeaway had been broken into and the Maalik’s were also left devastated when a packet of bacon was posted through their letterbox. The whole family went to the teahouse to confront Stuart, Jonny and Ste, who feigned ignorance and mocked the family for their beliefs. Imran attempted to stand up for himself, but Misbah could see that he was becoming tense and dragged him away before the situation turned violent. Once they had left, Stuart announced that Imran needed to be taught a lesson, words which were overheard by his young son, Sid. Back at the Maalik’s, Misbah recounted her own experiences of racist bullying in her youth, and told Imran how proud she was of him for standing up for her. However, things were about to get a whole lot worse for the family when Sid told Sally that Imran had threatened to blow up the school...

Of course, Sally took this incredibly seriously and she called in ‘Prevent’, an organisation working to prevent radicalisation. Two officers called round to speak to Misbah and Imran, who were both left devastated by the allegations. Luckily, the situation resolved itself fairly quickly and the officers were satisfied that nothing was amiss where Imran was concerned. However, they shared with Sally their concerns that Imran was a victim of racial bullying and she quickly called Misbah and Imran into school to reassure them that she would do everything in her power to keep Imran safe. Unfortunately, keeping Imran safe at home was soon about to become a whole lot more difficult when the pair returned from the meeting to find that Jonny and Ste had moved into Cindy’s old place next door...

Meanwhile, Max confided in Breda that he felt like Mercedes didn’t want him around. Despite Breda doing her best to put his mind at rest, the youngster’s fears were seemingly confirmed when he overheard her arguing with Breda, telling her that it was only natural that she should love Bobby more. The following morning, Mercedes was shocked when Russ’ younger sister, Nicole, arrived at The Dog, announcing that Max had contacted her. Mercedes was devastated when Max revealed that he wanted to go to Greece to live with Nicole. Luckily for Mercedes, Nicole wasn’t entirely sold on the idea, telling Mercy that she felt the upheaval of Max moving away from all he knows so soon after losing Russ could be detrimental. In a bid to persuade her nephew to stay put, Mercedes organised a special dinner for him and Bobby but, although Max was touched by the gesture, he refused to reconsider leaving the village.

Elsewhere, Maxine was furious when she found Damon working on The Loveboat, reminding him of his promise to take time off. However, Maxine soon found the spotlight back on her when she instinctively grabbed a falling banner with her ‘bad’ arm. Later, Maxine overheard Jack complaining about his new heart tablets and retrieved them from the bin when he threw them away. After taking a few of the tablets, Maxine collapsed and was rushed to hospital, where the doctors decided to run some tests. Of course, this was very bad news for Maxine, and when her pleas to forgo a blood test fell of deaf ears, she swapped her sample for someone else’s when Mitchell’s back was turned. Later that day, the results were in, and Mitchell was left baffled by the fact that they seemed to show that Maxine had an infection. Despite her having no other symptoms, he placed her on a course of antibiotics. Having done a runner from the hospital earlier in the day, Damon was back and, with a little help from Mitchell, proposed to Maxine. Of course, she said yes!

In other news this week, James bought Harry a car. Unfortunately, Romeo assumed it was for him and James didn’t have the heart to correct him! Nancy confronted Kyle over his lies and he admitted that he used to steal to fund various business schemes whilst Cleo (and Walter!) were delighted when she was offered a job at the hospital. Finally, Ollie and Brooke made plans to sleep together, and the whole family got involved in the preparation!

5 Things We Learned This Week:

1. What’s a Doctor’s job these days? To diagnose illnesses? To organise and run medical tests? To deliver bad news to sick patients? To use an x-ray machine in a proposal? What? That’s not part of the job description! You’d have thought given the high accident rate in the village, Mitchell would have better things to do than faff about helping Damon propose to Maxine!

2. Condoms in Prince Slice are 2 for 1. Finally someone’s trying to do something about the appalling birth rate in this village!

3. Mercedes needs some cookery lessons as it was revealed this week that spag bol is the only thing she can make. No wonder Max wants to go and live with Nicole. The poor kid probably hasn’t had a decent meal since he moved in with Mercy!

4. Someone needs to order some new clothes for Brooke, Ollie and Imran. When was the last time these three were seen not wearing their school uniform? And why were Brooke and Ollie wearing it at home when they were on a study day? Anyone would think they didn’t have anything else to wear!

5. Kyle wants to start up a delivery service at The Hutch. How long before he’s delivering more than just pompous food?

Characters Featured:

Bobby, Breda, Brody, Brooke, Cleo, Damon, Darren, Farrah, Goldie, Harry, Imran, Jack, James, Jonny, Kyle, Leela, Liam, Liberty, Lucas, Mandy, Max, Maxine, Mercedes, Minnie, Misbah, Mitchell, Nana McQueen, Nancy, Nicole, Oliver, Peri, Prince, Sami, Sid, Ste, Stuart, Sylver, Tony, Walter and Yasmine.

Past Characters Mentioned:

Becca Dean, Lily Drinkwell, Tegan Lomax, Tina McQueen, Russ Owen, Donna-Marie Quinn, JJ Roscoe.

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battybat-boss · 7 years ago

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2 Year Old Medically Kidnapped Child Forced to Receive Chemo and Surgery When Parents Seek 2nd Opinion – Part of Medical Experiment?

Grace has a swollen belly and a scar across her entire body after doctors planned to remove her kidney. Was this necessary? Photo provided by family.

by Health Impact News/MedicalKidnap.com Staff

Just one month ago, 2 year old Grace Alleluia Beabout-Vega of Ventura County, California, was a happy, thriving little girl. She had just celebrated Christmas with her family, and she was recording a children's album with her mom. Wide-eyed, innocent, and trusting, she took comfort in the love of both her mother and her father, with whom there was obvious mutual adoration. She had no fear. Her world was good.

A trip to the emergency room over a mysterious lump in her side turned their lives upside down. That was Wednesday, January 10, 2018.

When her parents simply said that they wanted a second opinion and to explore treatment options, Child Protective Services swooped in with incredible speed and took her from them.

Today, Grace lies in a strange hospital bed at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. A huge gash stretches across her entire belly. Her tiny body hasn't even had time to recover from the surgery, yet toxic chemotherapy chemicals began being injected into her less than a week after major abdominal surgery.

Her parents have been denied the ability to seek out any alternative treatment options even though they exist. They have been denied “informed consent” at every turn.

Social workers and doctors decide her fate while strangers surround her. Her parents, once her entire world, are forcibly kept away from her except for occasional short visits.

Her mother Leah Beabout says of her daughter:

She's just getting worse and worse. It's like a horror movie.

This may sound much like a futuristic sci-fi horror flick, but it is the present reality for Grace and her family, as well as for thousands of others across the United States of America.

Grace has been medically kidnapped, and she is caught in an epic battle between Child Protective Services and the parents who truly want to protect her.

Her story shows the power of doctors and social workers to take away her liberty, her family, and quite possibly – her very life.

See their original story:

California Parents Lose Custody of 2-Year Old Daughter When Asking for a Second Opinion Before Removing Child's Kidney

Chemotherapy Started – No Other Options Given

When Grace's family celebrated the Christmas and New Year holidays, the word “cancer” was the furthest thing from their mind. There was no sign that Grace was anything but a healthy, happy child, as shown by a video that Leah Beabout posted on YouTube.

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On January 10, Leah Beabout took her little girl to the emergency room and their nightmare began.

In less than 24 hours, doctors were talking about removing Grace's kidney and beginning chemotherapy. No biopsy had been done and her kidney function tests were normal.

Her parents' normal questions, the ones listed on numerous medical websites about “what to ask your doctor,” were thwarted. The request for answers led to the unthinkable – their child was seized from them.

Leah Beabout and Christopher Vega are not abusive, nor are they neglectful. They never said or indicated that they were not going to seek treatment. They simply wanted a diagnosis before an organ was removed, and they wanted to learn what options were available for treatment.

Isn't that their right as parents?

When we reported their story on January 26, Grace had come out of surgery the day before. Though doctors had told her parents that they planned to remove her kidney and the mass that was on her kidney, that didn't happen. Doctors performed a biopsy of the mass on her kidney.

Grace after surgery, where she was forced to recover without her mommy. Photo supplied by family member.

Though a biopsy is generally done through a tiny incision, UCLA doctors opted not to do that, leaving a huge scar that stretches all the way across her body.

During the surgery, a port was installed into her chest to facilitate chemotherapy. Her parents were alarmed because they were under the impression that standard protocols called for the body to be given several weeks to heal before subjecting the body to the trauma of chemotherapy.

They went to court the following Wednesday, January 31, still hoping that the judge would allow a halt to the plans of chemotherapy until the biopsy results came back and they could investigate other treatment options.

That did not happen. UCLA doctors began chemo that very day – less than a week after major surgery.

One doctor reportedly told Leah not to “go down the rabbit hole” of other possible treatments.

There were no other options given. An American pediatric oncologist who lives and practices in Mexico, Dr. Sami Espinoza, was willing to work with the family to explore other possible treatments. She requested records and a transfer, but her requests were denied because Grace is under state custody.

Leah Beabout has learned that there are other doctors in the United States who would have worked with them and helped to educate them about other treatment options.

Grace did not have to go this route.

So why did she?

At this point, there are more questions than answers as to why loving parents lost the right to make medical decisions for their child when they stepped into a hospital.

Grace playing at the beach – before Child Protective Services. Photo taken from YouTube video.

Las Vegas Doctors Didn't Want Them to Go Home

The loss of their parental authority began even before before they got to UCLA. The hospital in Las Vegas made the first call to Child Protective Services, but Leah and Chris had no idea at the time that they could actually lose custody of their child or lose the ability to be involved in decisions for her care. They thought it would all be cleared up when they got home. They were wrong.

The loss of their decision-making ability began days before they arrived at UCLA. Leah Beabout, a professional hip-hop singer, was visiting Las Vegas, Nevada, with Grace. They were using their time to work on recording a children's album there because the home they shared with Grace's father Christopher Vega was damaged in the Thomas fire in Ventura County, California.

Shortly after Leah noticed a strange lump on her little girl's side, she took her to the emergency room on January 10, 2018. There were no other symptoms, so she was stunned when Dr. Alan Iketa told her the mass they saw on the CT scan and x-ray was likely a Wilms tumor, for which they wanted to do surgery.

Christopher drove up from California to take them home to Ventura County. A doctor they hadn't yet met came into the room the next morning, less than 24 hours after their arrival at the hospital, and told the couple that they were going to prep Grace for surgery, because they had her on the schedule that day.

Leah told the doctor that wasn't going to happen because they were going to take her home to get a second opinion and seek out treatment options at home. They don't live in Las Vegas. The doctor told her that, if they tried to leave, it would be “against medical advice” (AMA) and she would call Child Protective Services.

Leah and Chris saw no reason to fear CPS, because they weren't doing anything wrong.

Leah told Health Impact News that they wanted to be involved in their daughter's care and “seek out the BEST care available.” She said that the hospital room was dirty and she didn't want her child to have surgery there. Grace was stable, and her parents wanted to take her home.

It was a brief, two-minute conversation, but things went wrong very quickly.

Nevada Child Protective Services

The doctor reportedly turned around and walked outside the room, called security to come put a monitor on the baby, and then called Child Protective Services.

“Just like that” a doctor who hadn't even examined Grace was able to step in and change her life.

Yet, even then, Grace and Chris had no idea how bad it could get. They knew that, as parents, they have the authority to make medical decisions for their child. They had a right to get a second opinion and to insist upon evidence of a diagnosis of cancer before surgery or chemotherapy, and they had the right to seek out everything they could find about treatment options. After all, this is America, and we have the freedom to make our own decisions about medical care, right?

They were a happy family before a trip to the ER changed their lives. Photo supplied by family.

A CPS social worker came to the hospital and spoke with the doctors. On her report, she reportedly wrote that there was a “present danger” to Grace because she had Stage 4 Wilms tumor cancer. This was the first time that Leah and Chris were told that their baby had stage 4 cancer. There was no biopsy at this point, and her kidney tests showed normal function.

They had no time to process this information. This was all happening the day after Leah took Grace to the ER.

The couple explained to the social worker that they simply wanted to go home to get a second opinion. After some discussion, they agreed to a “present danger plan” whereby they would go home to California for diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment.

Leah says that the social worker seemed satisfied and she agreed to sign off on the plan, with the understanding that the case would be revisited in their county after they got home. They believed that the next hospital would make sure to have evidence of a diagnosis and that they would be involved in the decision-making process as far as treatment options.

They didn't expect that the next hospital would continue the trajectory set by UMC Las Vegas.

Doctor Tells Them – “Don't Tell Anyone”

Dr. Ikeda told the couple that he used to work at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, and they needed to transfer there. This was not the parent's first choice of Los Angeles area hospitals, but it was the only option that anyone at UMC would accept.

Chris and Leah planned to drive their daughter home in their car, but the doctors at UMC refused to hear of it. Instead, they were told that they must utilize a private transport company that works with UMC hospital to fly her to UCLA, at a cost of $9,500, payable immediately.

They didn't have that kind of money available. Even credit card companies rarely allow customers to charge that much money at one time. The transport company refused to allow them to make payments since they were uninsured and lived out of state.

The hospital refused to allow them to leave with Grace any other way, even though she was stable enough for ground transportation.

After going around and around about the conundrum, Leah reports that Dr. Alan Ikeda finally said that the administration would pay the $9,500 for the transport, but he also told her, “Don't tell anyone.”

That statement has bothered her ever since. Why did he tell them not to tell anyone? Is there more to this than he told them?

CPS Seizes Custody in Los Angeles

Leah and Chris drove to Los Angeles to meet their daughter who was flown by the private transport company to UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital on Friday, January 12.

Though UCLA was not their hospital of choice, Dr. Ikeda had given them no other option. Even so, Leah and Chris believed that the treatment that they received in Las Vegas was behind them.

They were stunned when UCLA treated them the same way that UMC did – doctors at UCLA immediately jumped to plans to remove Grace's kidney and start chemotherapy. There was still no biopsy and no proof that she even had cancer. Because the parents wanted answers, UCLA doctors called Child Protective Services.

Social workers filed to seize custody of Grace at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16 – hours BEFORE the midday team meeting between doctors and the parents, alleging that Leah and Chris were refusing treatment for their child with cancer. Custody of Grace was seized that afternoon.

The papers were filed hours before they even had the opportunity to consent or refuse.

It is important to point out that they did not refuse; they simply wanted facts so that they could make an educated decision. They wanted a biopsy before organ removal and other drastic steps that would impact their child for the rest of her life.

The doctors who performed the surgery that Friday were not even in the team meeting on Tuesday.

Is This About a Medical Research Study?

As Leah and Christopher fight the legal battle to try to get their baby back, Grace lies in a hospital with tubes and monitors – without her parents by her side.

There are now at least 13 doctors involved with Grace's case. The biopsy is back but Grace's parents have not been able to see the results. They were told that “the pathology is consistent with stage 4 Wilms tumor.” Standard protocols, however, are not being followed.

Meanwhile, Leah is limited to a single 2-hour visit per week with Grace. Christopher's visits are also limited. Grace apparently believes that she is somehow being punished because all of this stuff is happening to her and she cannot be with her family.

There are still more questions than answers.

Both UMC and UCLA are teaching hospitals involved in many clinical studies. Dr. Ikeda is the common link between the 2 hospitals.

According to the Cure 4 the Kids Foundation website, Dr. Alan Ikeda was recruited to work for the Children's Specialty Center of Nevada in 2011. He is now the Chief Medical Officer. Before that, he was the Assistant Director of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant program at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA.

Dr. Alan Ikeda. Photo source.

According to CureSearch.org:

Clinical trials are standard practice in cancer treatment for children, adolescents and young adults, and the primary treatment option for children facing cancer. About 60% of children with cancer are enrolled in a trial, as opposed to less than 5% of adult patients. Participation in clinical trials spans an average of two to three years and requires a lifetime of follow-up care. [Emphasis added]

The website asserts that participation is voluntary, but the law permits children who are wards of the state to legally be entered into medical research trials without their parents' knowledge or consent. Social workers and workers for Child Protective Services can legally consent in lieu of the parents.

See:

Medical Kidnapping in the U.S. – Kidnapping Children for Drug Trials

It is not known whether or not Grace has been entered into a medical research trial. Because she is in state custody, her parents don't have to be informed. They were never consulted or given the option to consent or dissent to any study.

See the story of an Arizona boy with leukemia medically kidnapped for medical research. He has since been adopted out to strangers:

Phoenix Children's Hospital Seizes 8 Year Old Boy Because Mother Seeks Second Opinion

Informed Consent

This entire story revolves around the concept of “informed consent,” something that Leah Beabout has requested all along.

According to a paper entitled “Informed Consent: An Ethical Obligation or Legal Compulsion?” on the National Institute of Health website:

Legally – “No one has the right to even touch, let alone treat another person. Any such act, done without permission, is classified as 'battery'[3] – physical assault and is punishable. Hence, obtaining consent is a must for anything other than a routine physical examination.”

Ethically – “The concept of consent arises from the ethical principle of patient autonomy[1] and basic human rights.[2] Patient's has all the freedom to decide what should or should not happen to his/her body and to gather information before undergoing a test/procedure/surgery. No one else has the right to coerce the patient to act in a particular way. Even a doctor can only act as a facilitator in patient's decision making.”

In case of children, consent must be obtained from a parent.

Informed consent must be preceded by disclosure of sufficient information. Consent can be challenged on the ground that adequate information has not been revealed to enable the patient to take a proper and knowledgeable decision. Therefore, accurate, adequate and relevant information must be provided truthfully in a form (using non-scientific terms) and language that the patient can understand. It cannot be a patient's signature on a dotted line obtained routinely by a staff member.

The information disclosed[9] should include:

The condition/disorder/disease that the patient is having/suffering from

Necessity for further testing

Natural course of the condition and possible complications

Consequences of non-treatment

Treatment options available

Potential risks and benefits of treatment options

Duration and approximate cost of treatment

Expected outcome

Follow-up required

Patient should be given opportunity to ask questions and clarify all doubts. There must not be any kind of coercion. Consent must be voluntary and patient should have the freedom to revoke the consent. Consent given under fear of injury/intimidation, misconception or misrepresentation of facts can be held invalid.

This has not happened. Grace's life is at stake, and her parents are not allowed to explore options that could save her life.

4th Amendment Violation

Grace was taken over false allegations that her parents were refusing treatment. They were not. They simply wanted the right to know the facts.

One of our readers drew a correlation between what Child Protective Services does every day to parents across the country and the current investigation over the FISA warrant scandal in Washington, D.C.

Malinda commented on the previous article about Grace's story:

With the current discussions and investigations in Washington regarding the 4th Amendment violations by the FBI and its operatives to disrupt the elections of our leaders… we must shine the light with the same intensity on the gross violations of rights of the American family in this country or all will be lost to us as citizens!

Mistakes, miscalculations, improper drugging, misdiagnosis, medical malpractice happens every day in American hospitals…That these parents have NO rights to question a doctor's decision to open the body of their child and perform major surgery without satisfying the reasonable questions they have is an OUTRAGE and a gross violation of the values we hold dear as Americans. Any Judge who would uphold these decisions to withhold this little girl's parents from her is a participant in her abuse and trauma.

Thank you Medical Kidnap…seems clear the arrogance of the medical community carries on.

How You Can Help

A Facebook page has been set up for supporters to follow the family's story – Saving Grace Alleluia Beabout.

There is a petition here.

Calls may be made on the family's behalf to Governor Jerry Brown Jr. at (916) 445-2841, and he may be contacted here.

U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley may be reached at (202) 225 5811 or contacted here.

Assembly Member Monique Limon represents the family's district in California. She may be reached at (916) 319-2037, or contacted here.

Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson is their state senator. She may be reached at (916) 651-4019, or contacted here.

Letters of Support for @Leah Beabout & GRACE ALLELUIA can be sent to the following address:

Beabout Inc. 907 Westwood Blvd. #296 Los Angeles, CA 90024

Comment on this story at MedicalKidnap.com.

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2 Year Old Medically Kidnapped Child Forced to Receive Chemo and Surgery When Parents Seek 2nd Opinion – Part of Medical Experiment?

Grace has a swollen belly and a scar across her entire body after doctors planned to remove her kidney. Was this necessary? Photo provided by family.

by Health Impact News/MedicalKidnap.com Staff

A trip to the emergency room over a mysterious lump in her side turned their lives upside down. That was Wednesday, January 10, 2018.

When her parents simply said that they wanted a second opinion and to explore treatment options, Child Protective Services swooped in with incredible speed and took her from them.

Her parents have been denied the ability to seek out any alternative treatment options even though they exist. They have been denied “informed consent” at every turn.

Social workers and doctors decide her fate while strangers surround her. Her parents, once her entire world, are forcibly kept away from her except for occasional short visits.

Her mother Leah Beabout says of her daughter:

She's just getting worse and worse. It's like a horror movie.

This may sound much like a futuristic sci-fi horror flick, but it is the present reality for Grace and her family, as well as for thousands of others across the United States of America.

Grace has been medically kidnapped, and she is caught in an epic battle between Child Protective Services and the parents who truly want to protect her.

Her story shows the power of doctors and social workers to take away her liberty, her family, and quite possibly – her very life.

See their original story:

California Parents Lose Custody of 2-Year Old Daughter When Asking for a Second Opinion Before Removing Child's Kidney

Chemotherapy Started – No Other Options Given

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On January 10, Leah Beabout took her little girl to the emergency room and their nightmare began.

In less than 24 hours, doctors were talking about removing Grace's kidney and beginning chemotherapy. No biopsy had been done and her kidney function tests were normal.

Isn't that their right as parents?

Grace after surgery, where she was forced to recover without her mommy. Photo supplied by family member.

Though a biopsy is generally done through a tiny incision, UCLA doctors opted not to do that, leaving a huge scar that stretches all the way across her body.

That did not happen. UCLA doctors began chemo that very day – less than a week after major surgery.

One doctor reportedly told Leah not to “go down the rabbit hole” of other possible treatments.

Leah Beabout has learned that there are other doctors in the United States who would have worked with them and helped to educate them about other treatment options.

Grace did not have to go this route.

So why did she?

At this point, there are more questions than answers as to why loving parents lost the right to make medical decisions for their child when they stepped into a hospital.

Grace playing at the beach – before Child Protective Services. Photo taken from YouTube video.

Las Vegas Doctors Didn't Want Them to Go Home

Leah and Chris saw no reason to fear CPS, because they weren't doing anything wrong.

It was a brief, two-minute conversation, but things went wrong very quickly.

Nevada Child Protective Services

The doctor reportedly turned around and walked outside the room, called security to come put a monitor on the baby, and then called Child Protective Services.

“Just like that” a doctor who hadn't even examined Grace was able to step in and change her life.

They were a happy family before a trip to the ER changed their lives. Photo supplied by family.

They had no time to process this information. This was all happening the day after Leah took Grace to the ER.

They didn't expect that the next hospital would continue the trajectory set by UMC Las Vegas.

Doctor Tells Them – “Don't Tell Anyone”

The hospital refused to allow them to leave with Grace any other way, even though she was stable enough for ground transportation.

That statement has bothered her ever since. Why did he tell them not to tell anyone? Is there more to this than he told them?

CPS Seizes Custody in Los Angeles

Leah and Chris drove to Los Angeles to meet their daughter who was flown by the private transport company to UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital on Friday, January 12.

Though UCLA was not their hospital of choice, Dr. Ikeda had given them no other option. Even so, Leah and Chris believed that the treatment that they received in Las Vegas was behind them.

The papers were filed hours before they even had the opportunity to consent or refuse.

The doctors who performed the surgery that Friday were not even in the team meeting on Tuesday.

Is This About a Medical Research Study?

As Leah and Christopher fight the legal battle to try to get their baby back, Grace lies in a hospital with tubes and monitors – without her parents by her side.

There are still more questions than answers.

Both UMC and UCLA are teaching hospitals involved in many clinical studies. Dr. Ikeda is the common link between the 2 hospitals.

Dr. Alan Ikeda. Photo source.

According to CureSearch.org:

See:

Medical Kidnapping in the U.S. – Kidnapping Children for Drug Trials

See the story of an Arizona boy with leukemia medically kidnapped for medical research. He has since been adopted out to strangers:

Phoenix Children's Hospital Seizes 8 Year Old Boy Because Mother Seeks Second Opinion

Informed Consent

This entire story revolves around the concept of “informed consent,” something that Leah Beabout has requested all along.

According to a paper entitled “Informed Consent: An Ethical Obligation or Legal Compulsion?” on the National Institute of Health website:

In case of children, consent must be obtained from a parent.

The information disclosed[9] should include:

The condition/disorder/disease that the patient is having/suffering from

Necessity for further testing

Natural course of the condition and possible complications

Consequences of non-treatment

Treatment options available

Potential risks and benefits of treatment options

Duration and approximate cost of treatment

Expected outcome

Follow-up required

This has not happened. Grace's life is at stake, and her parents are not allowed to explore options that could save her life.

4th Amendment Violation

Grace was taken over false allegations that her parents were refusing treatment. They were not. They simply wanted the right to know the facts.

Malinda commented on the previous article about Grace's story:

Thank you Medical Kidnap…seems clear the arrogance of the medical community carries on.

How You Can Help

A Facebook page has been set up for supporters to follow the family's story – Saving Grace Alleluia Beabout.

There is a petition here.

Calls may be made on the family's behalf to Governor Jerry Brown Jr. at (916) 445-2841, and he may be contacted here.

U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley may be reached at (202) 225 5811 or contacted here.

Assembly Member Monique Limon represents the family's district in California. She may be reached at (916) 319-2037, or contacted here.

Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson is their state senator. She may be reached at (916) 651-4019, or contacted here.

Letters of Support for @Leah Beabout & GRACE ALLELUIA can be sent to the following address:

Beabout Inc. 907 Westwood Blvd. #296 Los Angeles, CA 90024

Comment on this story at MedicalKidnap.com.

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Order here!

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