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A mother has filed a federal lawsuit
against a child behavior services center in Mississippi claiming the
center forcibly vaccinated her daughter against HPV, a sexually
transmitted virus that can cause cancer.
The
then-15-year-old girl, a native of New York, ended up in the Canopy
Children’s Solutions, the former Mississippi Children’s Home Services,
in Saucier, for inpatient psychiatry treatment.
Gulfport
attorney David Harris Jr., who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the
mother and daughter, said the lawsuit isn't about the human
papillomavirus vaccine debate.
"What concerns me the most is the wishes of the patient and mother were overlooked and completely disregarded," Harris said.
Canopy hasn't responded to the lawsuit, which presents only one side of the legal argument.
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Canopy
issued a statement late Tuesday in which it said: "A recent allegation
was made regarding this facility, an allegation which Canopy Children's
Solutions takes very seriously."
"Canopy is
committed to best practices in all aspects of our care and prioritizes
continuous performance improvements as a cornerstone of all of our
programs," the statement said. "We have maintained the public trust for
over a century; we have rigorous processes for investigating any
allegations, and are committed to doing so as this case moves forward."
During
the admission process on Feb. 2, the teen’s mother was requested to
provide consent for her daughter to receive immunization injections, but
she refused the request, according to the lawsuit.
The
mother said she specifically refused to provide consent for her
daughter to be injected with the HPV vaccine because of its associated
side effects. The mother’s refusal was noted in her daughter’s medical
records by a nurse, according to the lawsuit.
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Friday, July 28, 2017
Mother claims in lawsuit daughter forcibly given HPV vaccination
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