So, how many children have to die because of their parents, or caregivers, religious beliefs? I know what the answer should be -- Zero! But apparently there are still all to many parents who refuse medical treatment for their children because of their religious beliefs.
"'God ... makes no mistakes': Warned baby could die, couple rejected treatment, police say"
They just happen to live in a state that doesn't offer them a 'get-out-of-jail' card for those beliefs. The parents are being charged with involuntary manslaughter. Personally, I am not sure of the 'involuntary' part, I think the charge should be murder.
I am no lawyer, but Involuntary Manslaughter means that there was no malice or forethought about the death. I disagree! That child suffered for several days before dying and at nearly any point prior to death, one trip to the Emergency Room could have saved that baby. Each and every day they made a conscious decision to not provide medical care for their child. This to me is forethought. Of course, the longer you wait, the more uphill the battle is, but still have the opportunity to give that child a chance. With these parent, that child had no chance! That lack of care should make this at least Second-degree Murder because there is nothing 'involuntary about it.
Don't even bother to tell me that parents suffered enough with the loss of a child. The child was lost due to their own actions! I do not and will never sympathize with parents who allowed their child to die from something treatable. This wasn't some serious disease that struck without warning. This was jaundice, a fairly common post-birth condition and one treated often. These parents can't even say they didn't know because they were warned by their mid-wife.
The responsibility for this death lies on their shoulders and I hope Detroit, and the rest of Michigan, hold them accountable!
These parents claim that "God makes no mistakes", well you know my feelings about a deity. I consider myself an 'Apathist' more than anything else. But if I do lose Pascal's Wager, the first thing I am going to discuss is the mistake made letting these people become parents!
I am no lawyer, but Involuntary Manslaughter means that there was no malice or forethought about the death. I disagree! That child suffered for several days before dying and at nearly any point prior to death, one trip to the Emergency Room could have saved that baby. Each and every day they made a conscious decision to not provide medical care for their child. This to me is forethought. Of course, the longer you wait, the more uphill the battle is, but still have the opportunity to give that child a chance. With these parent, that child had no chance! That lack of care should make this at least Second-degree Murder because there is nothing 'involuntary about it.
Don't even bother to tell me that parents suffered enough with the loss of a child. The child was lost due to their own actions! I do not and will never sympathize with parents who allowed their child to die from something treatable. This wasn't some serious disease that struck without warning. This was jaundice, a fairly common post-birth condition and one treated often. These parents can't even say they didn't know because they were warned by their mid-wife.
The responsibility for this death lies on their shoulders and I hope Detroit, and the rest of Michigan, hold them accountable!
These parents claim that "God makes no mistakes", well you know my feelings about a deity. I consider myself an 'Apathist' more than anything else. But if I do lose Pascal's Wager, the first thing I am going to discuss is the mistake made letting these people become parents!
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