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Four Idaho Children Died as Faith-Healing Exemption Blocked Authorities
Original: Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
ProPublica reports that four children in one Idaho family died after their parents relied on faith healing instead of medical care. An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from prosecution for neglect and prevents police and social workers from intervening to protect surviving siblings, leaving authorities unable to act despite repeated deaths.
Why now: The report reignites debate over religious exemptions in child welfare laws after the deaths were made public.
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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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