Legal Opinion
In re Hofbauer
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1979PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
This appeal involves the issue whether a child suffering from Hodgkin’s disease whose parents failed to follow the recommendation of an attending physician to have their child treated by radiation and chemotherapy, but, rather, placed their child under the care of physicians advocating nutritional or metabolic therapy, including injections of laetrile, is a "neglected child” within the meaning of section 1012 of the Family Court Act. This case does not involve the legality of the use of laetrile per se in this State inasmuch as neither party contends that a duly…
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