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- 1Four siblings die as parents relied on prayer over medicine●NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same comp
ProPublica reports that Emma Joyce died at age three, followed within a year by her sister Ava Joan, who died from complications of untreated diabetes. Their brother later died from the same complication, and a fourth sibling died afterwards. The children's parents reportedly believed in prayer rather than medical treatment, and the story is prompting discussion about faith-based medical neglect and child protection.
- 2Deaths of children in religious family spark outrage over double standards●You're religious, you can kill all your children with no consequences. You support your trans kids, you're "an extremist
Commenters are drawing a sharp contrast between how society treats religious parents and parents of transgender children. Citing the case of Emma Joyce, who died at three, followed by her siblings Ava Joan and a brother from the same complication, posts argue that parents can reportedly lose children to preventable harm with no consequences, while those supporting trans kids are branded extremists.