H/T::Breaking Their Will: Religious Child Abuse and Neglect
Idaho’s child-neglect laws currently exempt parents from prosecution if a
child gets sick or dies when the parents are trying to treat them
through faith healing. Boise Democrat John Gannon first introduced
legislation in 2014 to modify the law in cases where serious injury or
death could result, after the higher-than-normal number of child deaths
among the faith-healing Followers of Christ denomination, which has some
adherents in Idaho, hit the news. His bills haven’t gotten a hearing,
with some Republicans saying they oppose changing the law on religious
freedom grounds.
Medicaid, Faith-Healing Work Groups to Be Named Friday | Idaho Government and Politics | magicvalley.com
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