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Idaho Faith-Healing Exemption Blamed After Four Children Die
Original: Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An investigation by ProPublica reports that four children in one Idaho family died after receiving faith-based healing instead of medical care. A state law exemption shields faith-healing parents from criminal neglect charges and blocks police and social workers from intervening to protect surviving siblings. The report has reignited debate over religious exemptions in child welfare laws and whether authorities should have legal power to step in.
Why now: The ProPublica investigation has drawn renewed attention to Idaho's legal shield for faith-healing parents following the deaths of four children.
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- Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing. · ProPublica
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to protect a dead child’s surviving siblings.
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