Shared-decision making discussions to adequately inform the parents of the efficacy of different treatments and ideally continue chemotherapy

Parents believe diet and homeopathy to be as effective as chemotherapy (and less toxic)

Bella

The parents wish to stop their child's chemotherapy

The desire that a

treatment will result in a long-standing cure for their child

The State

Physicians

Bring the case to court in concern for the child's well-being to over-ride parental authority

Chemotherapy offers a conventional medical approach with high success rates

Bella has leukaemia