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Originally Posted by Lee.

Here's his dad's explanation;

Youtube video

Very interesting Lee. Thanks for posting.

This whole thing has been blown out of proportion. That man, with everything he is going through right now, has had to make a 10 minute video to explain how he tried to make a decision for his son's health, one he was happy to fun with his own money, and UK doctors stood in his way.

Unfortunately I know from close family experience that doctors and consultants don't know everything. They don't always know best. They don't always get it right. They're only human. Nobody ought to put them on a pedestal. They're educated professionals, but they're not above getting it wrong.

Assuming Mr King is telling the truth in this video (and I have no reason to suspect otherwise), the professionals in charge of Ashya's care should have listened to his concerns, and offered advice, but they should not have forbidden him from taking his son to a different country to seek alternative treatment. The child protection laws should not have that much power. The family were planning to use their own money to fund a treatment which is available elsewhere. In my view the doctors here should have allowed the parents to discharge the child 'against medical advice'.

Social workers and police ought to use their time sorting out the all the junkie messes we see on our streets every day who are dragging up their children, instead of going after the family of a very sick child who wish to take extraordinary measures to save his life.

Also, I completely understand his reluctance to use high doses of radiotherapy. I have seen the damage that does first hand (to an adult) and it should only be used as a last resort.