British parents in custody after removing cancer-stricken child from hospital and fleeing to Spain
A judge ordered Brett and Naghemeh King held for 72 hours while documents are translated and doctors are consulted. The case has riveted Britain, which is proud of a health service that offers universal care. But the saga has also raised volatile questions of how much power authorities should have in interfering in some of the most sensitive of questions — and whether it has the right to insist that treatment dictates be followed.