Another thing to consider is that in a time of crisis, both sides are likely not communicating well. When my daughter was ill, they were asking me to sign all kinds of forms for procedures I knew nothing about. I was very thankful that the doctor asking for ‘permission’ to perform a procedure made it seem like I had a choice. He knew I didn’t, but put it that he wanted me to give permission for surgery. I asked if there were any other options (no), I asked if it needed to be done immediately (yes), I signed the forms. A week later my (new) friend had her baby and her husband wasn’t there, and she wanted to wait to give blood transfusions and do a few other very simple tests. She refused. They were ready to have DCF there, there was miscommunication, anger (and remember this mother had just given birth, a little hormonal). They worked it out when everyone calmed down. Mother just wanted to have certain people donate the blood, didn’t understand the procedure, wanted her husband there.
It seems that this mother took a stance and wouldn’t budge, and the daughter was following along. In the Oregon cases, they can’t just decide to end treatment and commit suicide. There is a lot of counseling and evaluation. I don’t know if this girl has any medical people on her side saying she should be allowed to refuse treatment or take an alternate treatment. Time is of the essence here, and the court has to go with the evidence presented. If the mother/daughter presented no evidence, the court had to go with the doctors. In the cases presented by the mother/daughter where other children were allowed to direct their own medical care, all had long histories of dealing with their illnesses; not seeking treatment wasn’t the first option but the last. The only exceptions are those who have religious objections and not even those are always honored.