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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The parents of Parker Jensen want the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to give them another chance to prove their constitutional rights were violated by Utah officials and medical personnel.

The Salt Lake Tribune reported from Denver on Thursday that an attorney told a panel of judges that Daren and Barbara Jensen have never been allowed to question those whose decisions allegedly violated their parental rights.

Utah sought custody of Parker, then 12, in 2003 after his parents refused chemotherapy treatment for his cancer. The Jensens were then charged with medical neglect and kidnapping, but later settled the case.

Now 19, Parker was never treated and did not die as doctors predicted.

State and federal lawsuits filed by the Jensens against two doctors, child-protection workers and a state attorney have been dismissed.

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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune

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