Christopher Young v. Rehka Halligan
Punishment
whether-continuous-ineffective-treatment-violates-8th-amendment
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : 1. Whether continuous persistence in a course of treatment known:'to be : ineffective through a petitioner's complaints, while knowing or should've known there exists other treatments/surgery & procedurés to explore that improves a petitioner's condition violate the Eighth Amendment? ; ' 2, Whether a petitioner's Eighth Amendment claim fails simply. because he/she , received some treatment/some level of medical care regardless of the fact , that it was ineffective? a , 3. Whether seeking effective treatment/care by informing medical ~ professionals, as is required, that current and prior treatment/care was , ' ineffective, necessarily or absolutely constitute a disagreement and/or , preference for a particular course of treatment? ‘ . oe