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Parents Accuse Stanford Teaching Hospital of ‘Medical Kidnapping’

Parents Accuse Stanford Teaching Hospital of ‘Medical Kidnapping’
Medics tend to a patient before transporting her to a hospital, in a file photo. John Moore/Getty Images
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It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your child isn’t feeling well. You take them to the emergency room, and the recommended treatment has dangerous side effects that you believe will permanently harm your child. You refuse treatment and take your child elsewhere, as is your right.

Kristin Lang
Kristin Lang
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Kristin Lang, Ph.D., is editor-in-chief and operations director for Free Now Foundation. Previously, she served as a communications vice president in a Global 500 healthcare company. She is also an Emmy-award winning executive television producer and on-camera investigative journalist. She holds both a master’s and a doctorate from UCLA.