A medical collision with a child in the middle

Doctors disagree all the time over the diagnosis and treatment of patients, but Justina Pelletier’s story reveals a new and remarkably contentious frontier in pediatric medicine. A difference of opinion among doctors at separate Boston hospitals escalated with stunning speed. Just a few days after Justina had arrived at Boston Children’s Hospital, doctors were urging state child-protection officials to take emergency custody of the girl from her parents so that Justina would get the care the hospital’s team recommended.
 
 
 
  Reported by Boston.com 7 hours ago.