the stupid burns

[rivendellrose]

Turns out that killing your kid by not getting them treatment for a simple thing like juvenile diabetes is only worth 6 months in prison if you do it for religious reasons.

Because apparently criminal neglect is a-okay if you do it because you thought God would fix it.

Comments

[ex_mrs260625]

My opinion in these cases is that the child should have the right to refuse medical treatment if they want to, for any reason or no reason, just as adults can. The medical age of consent should be much, much lower than it is. Forced medical care is horrifying to me.

[ex_mrs260625]

I do note that there's no indication in this article about whether the child wanted medical treatment or not. Often, in cases where there's a religious objection to medical care, the press notes that the child has clearly refused it.