The kid had a 105 (!) degree fever. He was unvaccinated. It sounds like the parent has some doctor skepticism already. As a parent, if my child had a fever that

The kid had a 105 (!) degree fever. He was unvaccinated. It sounds like the parent has some doctor skepticism already. As a parent, if my child had a fever that high, and the doctor told me to consider emergency care immediately, you better believe I'd be in that urgent care yesterday. The parent in this piece decided that their child was sick enough to go to the doctor, listen to their advice, and instead took their kid home, decided to double check the doctor's work, and then ignore the recommendation. The doctor probably sensed this skepticism based on their interaction and the ignored phone calls, and called in a welfare check. This case does seem like it spiraled out of control. I usually can appreciate a good parents' rights outrage piece, but I don't fully back the parent in this case.