[Soliton]

Is God an unindicted co-conspirator?

[babble-on]

Doesn’t mention Christian Science specifically, but seems like a variation on that theme.

[swain_forkbeard]

If she hadn’t died, would they be charged? If they had treated her and she still died, would they be charged?

[MCCRon58]

“”””””The D.A. said her decision to charge the parents was not an easy one. There is little case law — and none from Wisconsin — where a child died as a result of a parent's religious views. It comes down to weighing freedom of religion and parenting rights against the responsibility of the State to protect children. “”””””

Perhaps this is not the popular opinion, but just how far will the ‘state” be allowed to go with this???

I fear we are once again letting the camel poke his nose into the tent, without considering the logical consequences of where this policy will lead. Especially in todays society where common sense, and self-restraint are not seen as desirable chareceristics,

When it comes to litigation, and controlling the power of the state over individuals, how far will we let it go, if we preface it with the obligatory “Its for the children”?

Would I have acted as these parents did?? I hope not, but last time I checked, true freedom includes the freedom to be wrong as long as you are willing to accept the consequences for being wrong.

But, call me just another man out of time.

[Ezekiel]

The girl's mother has said the family believes in the Bible and that healing comes from God

That's why he appointed doctors for that task. God provides sustenance too... did these folks sit around the dining table praying for meals to materialize?

[tomkat]

Sanctimonious stupidity.

[Polonius]

I’d have to go back and look for the source, but my understanding from other news articles is that the parents were urged by other family who saw the girl’s deteriorating condition to get medical help for her, but the parents refused to seek any treatment except prayer.

From reading about the case, prosecution seems very warranted. The girl was suffering and dying before the parents’ eyes, and they never pursued any medical intervention for her. I don’t believe religious freedom or parental rights should include the right to allow a child to die based on a completely misguided belief that her obviously worsening illness was spiritual in nature and refusal to seek any other relief.

There’s nothing wrong with praying for the health and recovery over others, or refusing medical treatment for one’s self based on religious belief, but preserving the life of a minor child trumps the parents’ rights to impose those moral beliefs when they become a virtual death sentence by precluding life-saving treatment.

[DarthVader]

There is sound legal precedence for this case as a couple named the Twitchell’s had a similar thing happen and lost custody of their children. It may very well happen here as well.

[spunkets]

WI law specifically excludes a parental decision to not seek medical treatment on religious grounds from neglect. The specific charges require that the parents be aware of the risks involved, which they clearly were not. This prosecution is simply an attempt to have the legislature overruled by the courts, to enable state agencies to control every aspect of family life.