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Four siblings died from untreated diabetes as parents relied on prayer
Original: 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, and within the next year her sister Ava Joan died, followed by their brother — all from the same complication of untreated diabetes. A fourth sibling later died as well. The story says the children's parents believed in prayer rather than medical treatment, raising questions about faith-based medical neglect and whether such deaths could have been prevented.
Why now: A newly published investigation into preventable child deaths linked to religious refusal of medical care is drawing shock and renewed debate over faith-healing exemptions.
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- NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same complication of untreated diabetes that killed Ava Joan. Later, a fourth sibling died. Their parents believed in prayer, not medicine. https://www.… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 205
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