As a parent, you would – or should – do anything you can to protect
your child. When that responsibility become at odds with your religion,
though, tragedy can follow.
Most states have exceptions in their
child neglect and abuse statutes for parents who practice faith healing
– that is, the practice of shunning medical care in favor of praying
for healing. Oregon, however, has restricted that exemption, one of the only states to do so. Two recent child deaths are testing that restriction.
In
one case, parents ignored their 15-year-old son’s urinary tract
blockage, which eventually led to heart failure. Another family did not
see a doctor for their 15-month-old’s bacterial pneumonia and blood
infection. The girl died from these treatable conditions.
And before you point fingers at these parents for being benighted fools
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