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Actually, she ended up getting the Scandinavian seats to keep them both RF to ~50# She took awesome pics of the Two Way Plus/Elites installed in a few different vehicles, too, but could only share in email -- this was when I was planning my trip to Denmark & my Danish friend was helping me find a retailer for these seats there ... I'm still disappointed my finances prevented me from going (Leila could still be RF now!) *SIGH*
Mmm, I see where you're coming from -- I just disagree with the actuality of it in the particular instance.... A carseat is not a drug or unnecessary surgery, etc. The only reason the use of such a seat wouldn't be legal is because there aren't any US regulations to test RF seats up to ~50# (the Rx & approved petition makes it legal). The seat is safe & meets more stringent testing than that of the US & it fits the child + vehicle correctly + I know how to use it correctly. This is not an ethical issue. It would be if my SO refused to write a Rx for anyone else who's child could benefit from extended RF. That's not what's happening. And it wouldn't have been any sort of abuse of power either because Leila was experiencing real physical pain when she had to turn FF -- her legs were going numb leading to severe back aches. While some may not see it as a medical issue, we do. Just because most people may not have the resources to get a Scandinavian seat doesn't mean my child should suffer when she does have the resources. (However in the end I did not have the $) Also ... the more parents petition for higher weight RF seats, the more likely we are to see higher weight RF seats here in the US!okay, so in that case it may not be *illegal*, but if your SO would write a prescription for a special carseat for a condition that your DD does *not* actually have, then that would violate medical ethics.
my sister is a MD but she refuses to write prescriptions for drugs for family members (antibiotics, for example) because of ethical concerns. we have to see our own doctors. she also brings her kids to doctors even though she is technically capable of diagnosing and treating them.
i don't argue that using a danish/swedish seat that RF's longer may be safer for a child passenger in the US, but it is also a US-practicing CPST's moral obligation to promote adherence to US laws, whether we like them or not.
What do you do for children with medical problems (apnea, choking, seizures, etc) that parents feel their child needs to be FF to be seen before the max weight of the seat? What would your advice be?
Also ... the more parents petition for higher weight RF seats, the more likely we are to see higher weight RF seats here in the US!
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