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Four siblings died after parents chose prayer over medicine
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 following years three more of her siblings died, including her sister Ava Joan and a brother, all from complications of untreated diabetes. The parents, who relied on prayer rather than medical treatment, are at the center of the report, which has drawn widespread reaction about religious faith healing and failures to protect children from preventable deaths.
Why now: The story of preventable child deaths linked to faith-based rejection of medicine is sparking outrage and debate about religious exemption laws.
Evidence
- 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 · 218
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