Girl, 10, Undergoes Colon Surgery
Doctors expect a 10-year-old girl to recover fully from colon-removal surgery that followed her parents’ monthlong battle against child welfare officials and doctors who recommended the lifesaving operation. Rachel Stout, who has suffered from severe ulcerative colitis, was in good condition at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, where she underwent the operation. Rachel’s parents, Steve and Patricia Stout, had fought Texas Child Protective Services. Steve Stout rejected a Dallas doctor’s recommendation for surgery and took her to Toronto for holistic treatments.
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