Most parents know what's best for their children - they don't want any federal government coming in and telling them what to do. Most laws concerning family medication are set up by the state (the people) in the state where they live. Many parents are opposed to the government taking over local medical care. Its not complicated.
---In [email protected], <turquoiseb@...> wrote : The depressing part is that this scenario -- endangering the life of a child because of one's beliefs -- is what we've been talking about re the "anti-vaxers," only worse. In this case, the parents endangered only their own children. Opponents of vaccination endanger whole populations. From: salyavin808 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2015 8:48 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Suffer little children.. Depressing little article about religious "privilege", but fascinating that this carries on so far into the 21st century in the world's richest, smartest country... Faith-Healer Parents Who Let Their Child Die Should Go to Jail http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121187/idahos-christy-perry-defends-followers-christ-religious-exemption http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121187/idahos-christy-perry-defends-followers-christ-religious-exemption Faith-Healer Parents Who Let Their Child Die Should Go t... http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121187/idahos-christy-perry-defends-followers-christ-religious-exemption And yet, most U.S. states have exemptions for parents who withhold medical care on religious grounds. View on www.newrepublic.com http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121187/idahos-christy-perry-defends-followers-christ-religious-exemption Preview by Yahoo
