Free Justina
Free Justina is about an American teenager, Justina Pelletier, held hostage by Boston Children’s Hospital for over a year. [1] She has been taken away from her family due to a dispute over medical procedures.
Justina was diagnosed with genetic disorder mitochondrial disease several years ago and subsequently had surgery that improved her life. Since that time, her doctors were hired by Boston Children's Hospital. The family sought the best treatment for their daughter and followed the doctors to their new location. That is when the trouble began.
Boston Children's decided she was originally misdiagnosed and has somatoform disorder instead, which is a mental disorder. [2] Justina painfully deteriorated under the treatment of somatoform, physical therapy with a vitamin cocktail. The parents were punished for questioning Boston Children's decision. Under court order of the state’s Department of Children and Family, the parents are allowed just a one hour visit and a single 20-minute phone call per week. Justina is no longer able to walk and had been transferred to Boston's Bader 5 psychiatric unit and just recently, a physical therapy facility.
The Pelletier has gone broke fighting for her release. The hospital hides behind medical confidentiality laws, refusing to comment on the situation. malpractice by the hospital knows no boundary and they are extremely wealthy institution of Harvard system. The family is seeking help from the general public, financial, legal, and federal assistance.
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