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- Parker Jensen's Family Goes Back to Courtroom - Lawsuit: The parents name physicians, state agencies in the battle over cancer treatment choice. (Salt Lake Tribune; Feb. 22, 2006)
- Parker's parents sue state, hospital - Jensens: The prosecutors, doctors and DCFS violated the constitutional rights of the family, the suit says. (Salt Lake Tribune; July 19, 2005)
Parker Jensen Family, of Utah
"We didn't know that when we took our child to the hospital that we would lose our right to decide what is best for our child."
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"A Utah father charged with kidnapping his own son said Sunday that authorities were trying to force chemotherapy on the boy for a cancer that was unconfirmed." (AP Aug. 31, 2003.) * * * * "They're trying to kill me with chemicals" -- Parker Jensen |
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Editorial > Chemotherapy Not Necessarily Best Choice and Must not be Mandated by State
Constitutional Specialist, Joel Skousen, Comments on Parker Jensen Case
UTAH
 Daren, Parker and Barbara Jensen enjoy the holiday Monday at Barbara Jensen's parents' house in Pocatello, Idaho. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune Front Page Sept. 2, 2003) |
12-year-old Parker Jensen was diagnosed with terminal cancer in April 2003. The Jensens do not want to use the recommended chemotherapy to treat the illness. They have took their child from the hospital and fled from the State's control. The state of Utah, through their Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) then charged the parents with kidnapping. The mother, Barbara, was in hiding with Parker; and the father, Daren Jensen, after posting $50,000 bail, is working through legal and political channels. The agreement as of Sept. 2 is that Parker will be evaluated by an Oncologist of the Jensen's choice. If the diagnosis is confirmed, Parker must begin chemotherapy immediately. The state will get legal custody of Parker, but the Jensen's will maintain physical custody. And the Jensen's must surrender Parker's passport.
Jensens Have Been Studious in Researching Their Son's Diagnosis
Jensen's friends and family plead their case
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- July 19, 2005
- Parker's parents sue state, hospital - Jensens: The prosecutors, doctors and DCFS violated the constitutional rights of the family, the suit says. (Salt Lake Tribune; July 19, 2005)
- Feb. 14, 2004
- 'Parker' bill could alter role of parents - A bill passed by the state Senate this week would give Utah parents more power in making medical decisions about their children -- more power, in fact, than possessed by parents anywhere else in the country. (SL Tribune)
- Oct. 25, 2003
- Judge dismisses remaining charges against Parker Jensen's parents (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Oct. 18, 2003
- Parker Jensen meets with judge (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Oct. 17, 2003
- Attny General Shurtleff frustrated by Jensen case - "I feel it's my duty to protect the life of Parker, even though his parents won't." (barf) (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Oct. 3, 2003
- No jail time for Jensens - prosecutors dropped felony kidnapping charges against the parents of Parker Jensen in exchange for guilty pleas to custodial interference, a lesser crime. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- State needs to redefine its stand on Parker - What's next: State finds itself in a tight spot after backing down from its strict stand on the 12-year-old's treatment (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Sept. 30, 2003
- State won't take Parker away (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Sept. 28, 2003
- Jensens still resist chemo for son (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Sept. 27, 2003
- Doctor urges chemo, quits (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Sept. 26, 2003
- Sept. 25, 2003
- TESTS SHOW PARKER JENSEN DOES NOT HAVE CANCER (KPVI-TV, ID)
- Jensen Family Announces Results Of Cancer Test (KSL-TV, UT)
- Sept. 16, 2003
- Daren Jensen Speaks Out On Cancer Controversy (KSL-TV, UT)
- Sept. 7, 2003
- Jensen case raises thorny issues: Medical therapies scrutinized - "Long before the case of Parker Jensen became a media event, it was a story of a mom and dad and their questions about mainstream medicine." (Deseret News, UT)
- Parents decry state 'tyranny' (Deseret News, UT)
- Family, government clash over child's best interest (AP Story ran in numerous papers)
- Sept. 6, 2003
- Parents of cancer-stricken boy reach deal (CNN International)
- Sept. 3, 2003
- Fugitive family negotiating boy's medical treatment (Wyoming News, WY)
- Judge holds hearing in Jensen case; settlement still pending (Wyoming News, WY)
- Jensens' deadline looms - Parents, Utah officials try to iron out dispute (Deseret News, UT)
- Jensens, state are closing in on a deal (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Negotiotiations Continue Over Child's Medical Treatment (KSL-TV, UT)
- Legislators getting an earful over case - No matter how the legal minutiae are disentangled in the next few days, the Jensen case is already creating legislative ripples. [includes two polls] (Deseret News, UT)
- Jensen timeline (Deseret News, UT)
- A child's right (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Resolve issue by getting boy a new exam (St. George Daily Spectrum, UT)
- Treating Kids (Reason Online)
- Sept. 2, 2003
- Who Should Decide? (Salt Lake Tribune front page feature)
- New Developments In The Cancer Child Exile Case (KSL-TV, UT)
- State, Jensen family negotiating boy's medical treatment (AP Wyoming News, WY) [related] [related]
- Family and Hospital Speak Out About Cancer Patient Boy (KSL-TV, UT)
- Utah Attorney General In Town (KIDK, ID)
- Jensen Family's Custody Battle Latest (KPVI-TV, ID)
- 3 institutions diagnosed boy with sarcoma, Utah office says (Deseret News, UT)
- Sept. 1, 2003
- Parents kidnap son to avoid chemotherapy (CNN International) [related]
- Fugitive father defends keeping son out of Utah to avoid cancer treatment (Salt Lake Tribune) [related] [related]
- Guardian Disputes Claims by Parents of 12-Year-Old Boy (KSL-TV, UT)
- New Developments In The Jensen Kidnapping Case (KIDK, ID)
- Utah Father Charged With Kidnapping His Son Speaks Out (KSL-TV, UT)
- Jensen Family Reunites in Pocatello (KTVX, UT)
- Fugitive father defends keeping son out of Utah (KTVB, ID)
- Family Flees After Disputed Cancer Diagnosis (HealthCentral.com) [related]
- Family defends decision (Idaho State Journal, ID)
- Father defends keeping son out of Utah to avoid cancer treatment (News 24 Houston, TX)
- Aug. 31, 2003
- Father defends keeping son out of Utah to avoid cancer treatment - WAFF, AL • KTVO, MO • (same AP story posted at:) KESQ, CA • WISH, IN • KSFY, SD • WCAX, VT • WHO-TV, IA • KFVS, MO • KPOM-TV, AR • WLOX, MS • KPLC-TV, LA • WKBN, OH • WHNS • WMC-TV, TN • WKYT, KY • WHAG-TV, MD • WOOD-TV, MI • WLUC-TV, MI • KRNV, NV • WSTM-TV, NY • WRIC TV, VA • WALB-TV, GA • KCAU, IA • KAMC, TX • WTVO, IL • WAVY-TV, VA • KRON4.com, CA • WOI, IA • WQAD, IL • KFOR-TV, OK • KVIA, TX • WANE, IN • WHBF, IL • KWWL, IA • WBAY, WI • WTVM, GA • KAIT, AR
- Fugitive Father Defends Medical Standoff
- Tuscaloosa News, AL • ABC News • (same AP story also carried in) Wilmington Morning Star, NC • Guardian, UK • Macon Telegraph, GA • Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA • Wilkes Barre Weekender, PA • Grand Forks Herald, ND • Rocky Mount Telegram, NC • Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX • Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN • Aberdeen American News, SD • Belleville News-Democrat, IL • Times Daily, AL • Centre Daily Times, PA • Wichita Eagle, KS • Kansas City Star, MO •Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN • Duluth News Tribune, MN • Akron Beacon Journal, OH • The Ledger, Florida • Biloxi Sun Herald, MS • Wyoming News, WY 
Daren, left, and Barbara Jensen, center, share a laugh with their son, Parker, during a news conference Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003, in Pocatello, Idaho. Daren Jensen, charged with kidnapping Parker, said Sunday that authorities were trying to force chemotherapy on the boy for an unconfirmed cancer. (AP Photo/The Idaho State Journal, Joshua Duplechian) - Jensen Family Speaks Out About Kidnapping Charges and Cancer (KSL-TV, UT)
- Dad says family didn't flee Utah (Deseret News, UT)
- A child's life in the balance (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Treatment decision for Parker Jensen was premature (Deseret News)
- Ewing's is an especially virulent cancer (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Mullen: Jensen case unfairly stigmatizes child-protection agencies (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Parker Jensen Reunites With Father In Idaho (KBCI, ID)
- Aug. 30, 2003
- State, boy's family talk of a deal (Salt Lake Tribune, front page)
- Case risks boosting kids' fears (Deseret News)
- Aug. 29, 2003
- Parents fight state over chemo for son - Mother, boy in hiding, authorities want to force treatment (World Net Daily)
- Family issues rallying cry (Deseret News)
- Friends and family of Jensens plead their case (Deseret News)
- Sandy boy's family pleads with Utahns (Deseret News)
- Aug. 28, 2003
- Ailing boy's dad awaits extradition (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Aug. 27, 2003
- Family slams kidnap case - "They have been snowballed," said Robert Jensen, Daren Jensen's father. "They never had a chance to present their side at all." (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Rally supports couple who fled with their son (Deseret News)
- Protesters support parents who fled state with their son (Deseret News)
- Utah dad to fight extradition over chemotherapy for son (Arizona Republic, AP)
- Extradition Hearing (KIDK, ID)
- Aug. 26, 2003
- Jensen Family and Friends Fight Back (KTVX, UT)
- Group to rally today for parents' rights (Deseret News)
- Aug. 23, 2003
- Dad to fight extradition; mom, ill boy still missing (Deseret News)
- Aug. 22, 2003
- Investigators have no luck finding missing boy (Wyoming News, WY)
- Aug. 21, 2003
- Family Disappears With Cancer-Stricken Boy (WSOCtv.com, NC)
- Police search for boy needing cancer aid (Deseret News)
- Aug. 20, 2003
- Parents Refuse Cancer Therapy, Charged with Kidnapping (KSL-TV, UT)
- Parents Charged With Kidnapping (KTVX, UT)
- Family goes AWOL with cancer-stricken boy (WQAD, IL)
- Utah Parents, Son Gone After Court Order (Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA)
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Aug. 31, 2003
Last updated February 23, 2006
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