Children die

[Amaris]

Article from the Freethinker which continues on from the stories reported here on the preventable deaths of children who had homeopathic supporters for parents.

Children die when parents pray – or use quack medicine


BACK in May, we reported on the case of 41-year-old Leilani Neumann, who was convicted in Wisconsin of second-degree reckless homicide for failing to rush her 11-year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neumann, to a doctor when she fell ill.

freethinker.co.uk/2009/05/23/us-mother-killed-her-daughter-by-choosing-prayer-over-medical-assistance/

Instead, she decided to pray for the girl who subsequently died of untreated diabetes in March 2008. Prosecutors convinced a jury the mother recklessly killed the girl by ignoring obvious symptoms until it was too late.

Neumann is to be sentenced for the crime on October 6, and could face 25 years in prison.

wcco.com/crime/praying.parents.conviction.2.1037184.html

The child’s father, Dale Neumann, is also charged with second-degree reckless homicide. His trial begins July 23.

Now we learn that a second couple, charged with manslaughter following the death of their 15-month-old daughter, are to face trial on June 23.

www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D98QIPIO2.html


Carl and Raylene Worthington


Carl and Raylene Worthington, from Oregon, claim they were within their constitutional rights when they decided to pray for their child, Ava, rather than take her to a doctor to be treated for pneumonia.

A state medical examiner said Ava could have easily been treated with antibiotics.

Meanwhile, a couple in Australia, Thomas Sam, 42, a homeopath, and his wife Manju, 37, of Earlwood, Sydney, are awaiting sentence after being found guilty of manslaughter by gross criminal negligence.

www.smh.com.au/national/parents-guilty-of-manslaughter-over-daughters-eczema-death-20090605-bxvx.html

Their nine-month-old daughter Gloria died after the couple tried treating her eczema with homeopathic remedies.

A court in Sydney court heard that the couple took Gloria to various health professionals, but abandoned each conventional medication she was prescribed within a short time of starting it, and chose quack medicine instead.

Posted by Barry Duke

I really do not comprehend the parent who is watching their child dying and not realising that the belief they the parents have is not saving them. Surely there must be a point at which you turn away and just do anything that will save your precious child from death or are they really that blind to their faith whatever it may be. Of course my question has been answered in this and other reports but I guess I'm still at a loss to understand why.

[romany]

What is the matter with these people?

[morganp]

It must be something other than blind faith in quack cures and empty skies. In extreme cases like the ones cited there has to be some mental issues where the wiring in the brain is wrong thus preventing common sense overiding pure idiocy.

morganp

[Amaris]

Jun 18, 2009 7:24:38 GMT morganp said:

It must be something other than blind faith in quack cures and empty skies. In extreme cases like the ones cited there has to be some mental issues where the wiring in the brain is wrong thus preventing common sense overiding pure idiocy.

morganp

That does sound like the explanation for it morgan.

[fluffet]

It must be something other than blind faith in quack cures and empty skies. In extreme cases like the ones cited there has to be some mental issues where the wiring in the brain is wrong thus preventing common sense overiding pure idiocy.

morganp

I totally agree , the second they clasp their hands together instead of use them to call a doctor or drive their child to a medical centre their mental health should be questioned.
Cant they bloody take the kid for medical attention AND pray if they have to ?

Edited to add isnt it the kids constitutional right NOT to be allowed to die needlessly nevermind their right to bloody pray.