Ohio Ends Stand-Off Over Amish Girl Forced Chemo CaseHeather Callaghan The last news report about the Ohioan Amish Hershberger family trying to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy showed that they were back in the US but still hiding. It did appear, at that time, that the hospital was not backing down. Even though reports said law enforcement and child protective services werent on the search, those parties had been out at the Hershbergers residence throughout the past few months. The Hershberger family had been through a medical nightmare this Summer and Fall that began when Andy and Annas 10-year-old daughter Sarah received chemo for leukemia, unwittingly a part of a secret research experiment. After the experimental chemo made her too ill to function, the parents opted for natural protocols with the support of two court rulings. Thats when the big guns rolled out with another judge ruling forced chemo and assigning Ms. Maria Schimer as hospital guardian. They were basing their appeals on an obscure Ohio mandate regarding child abuse. Sarah made acomplete recovery in October using the natural treatment, yet the hospital kept up the smear campaign and did not appear to let go of the mandate. So the Hershbergers stayed out of the country until recently and when they returned they still avoided their home even though theyve been separated from their other children this whole time. They report: We made it clear to our opponents that they were in for a protracted battle over fundamental principles and constitutional rights; and that on each, they were on the wrong side, said Maurice Thompson, Executive Director of the 1851 Center. When announcing their representation of the Hershbergers in November, they cited Ohio Constitutional amendments and Supreme Court cases in support of recognizing the parents authority and releasing the family from forced medical treatment. Donations for Sarahs health fund do not go to hospital bills or legal fees. They are to help her stay naturally healthy and to help the family with their return. Source: Also See: Heather Callaghan is a natural health blogger and food freedom activist. You can see her work atNaturalBlaze.com and selfnewsPost.com. Like at Facebook. Recent posts byHeather Callaghan: 