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It wasn't her, it was her mother.

Why we struggle to protect the young from conspiracy theorist parents


The inquest into the death of Paloma Shemirani, the daughter of a British conspiracy theorist, was like something out of a TV show.

As it unfolded, the medical world clashed with "Conspiracyland", with experienced doctors questioned in courtrooms by people who believe in medical disinformation.

Paloma Shemirani, a Cambridge University graduate from East Sussex, died in July last year - seven months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She had been told conventional treatment would give her a high chance of survival, but rejected chemotherapy in favour of alternative methods, like juices and coffee enemas.

Paloma's twin brother Gabriel has long pointed the finger at their mother Kate. He strongly believes that Kate's beliefs were behind Paloma's decision to reject chemotherapy.

On Thursday, coroner Catherine Wood said Paloma was "highly influenced" by her mother's beliefs - as well as others including a family friend and her dad. They all advocated the alternative treatment she used.

"The influence that was brought to bear on Paloma... did contribute more than minimally to her death," the coroner said.

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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the German government for criminal proceedings in connection with the corona pandemic and accused it of disregarding the autonomy of patients. For this reason, he sent a letter to German Health Minister Nina Warken on Friday, he announced on the X platform. He incorrectly gave the minister's surname as "Workin".

In a video attached to the post, he said that he had learned that "more than 1000 German doctors and thousands of their patients" were currently being prosecuted and punished because they had granted exemptions from wearing masks and vaccinations against Covid-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. "The reports from Germany show that the government is sidelining patient autonomy and restricting people's ability to act on their own beliefs when making medical decisions."


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Kennedy Jr. criticizes Germany over corona proceedings
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the German government for criminal proceedings in connection with the corona pandemic and accused it of disregarding the autonomy of patients. For this reason, he sent a letter to German Health Minister Nina Warken on Friday, he announced on the X platform. He incorrectly gave the minister's surname as "Workin".

In a video attached to the post, he said that he had learned that "more than 1000 German doctors and thousands of their patients" were currently being prosecuted and punished because they had granted exemptions from wearing masks and vaccinations against Covid-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. "The reports from Germany show that the government is sidelining patient autonomy and restricting people's ability to act on their own beliefs when making medical decisions."

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In Germany, numerous cases have ended up in court in various federal states, involving allegations of falsification of vaccination certificates or false certificates for exemption from the mask requirement, for example. However, it was not clear from his post exactly which reports the US minister relied on for his accusations and, in particular, where he got the figures quoted from.

Kennedy Jr. is considered a particularly controversial figure in US President Donald Trump's cabinet. In recent years, the nephew of former US President John F. Kennedy has frequently cast doubt on vaccinations, spread conspiracy theories and made a name for himself with strident statements.