Parents who don't let their kids have medical treatment due to religious reasons?

Question

If their child dies or has other serious problems, do you think they should be charged with murder or abuse?

I think so.

Answer 1

no not at all but there is laws in place for the safety of the child .... religious convictions are so strong  its put there from very very young  how do you condem some one for there faith in the lord ?

Answer 2

Yes, I do.

People seem to think that a bit of layman's research on the internet is just as good as full medical training and years of experience. It simply isn't, no matter how intelligent you are. Deliberately denying your child something that it is KNOWN would have saved them should be no different to refusing to use a child seat in a car or to supervise your kid properly in a dangerous location.

Adults do not get some magical influx of knowledge when they become parents. "Mother knows best" was never intended to be used for deciding on the validity of medical treatments! It's referring to knowing when your child is not themself!

Answer 3

just arrest all the Amish people and Native Americans and Vegetarians ..who chose herbal remedies..ya know sometimes Doctors kill kids with drugs ..nothing is 100 percent

Answer 4

I think regardless of your religion you should look for the best possible care for your children, surely their health is more important than your own faith.

However, I feel that its important to respect others faith, even if you don't agree.

Answer 5

Due to our religion we don't vaccinate. We have done our research and chose not to based on both. So how about the parent's that chose TO vaccinate and their child died from a vaccine reaction they too should be charged with murder no? It would have to work both ways then. Thankfully this is America where we are free to practice our religion, your theory is not only flawed it's equally as ignorant.

It doesnt take much research to figure out injecting your kids with live viruses formaldehyde and the like are bad. You are just sheep keep believing what the dr's tell you as the get their bonus checks from the pharmaceutical companies for 100% compliance. Isnt that funny they pay them to use the vaccines. If they worked so well why would they have to and why isnt the UK in a huge epidemic since they allow you to choose to vaccinate or not.

Ever heard of Christian Science? your smart

Answer 6

If it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that, that is specifically is the reason for the death or the problem that the child has then yes. But if the child was diagnosed with a terminal disease and they didn't want to put their child threw things like chemo and painful operation after painful operation, then no. At that point its not murder or neglect.

But if the child has an infection that requires antibiotics and the parents won't give them to the child because they don't believe in "modern medician", then yes very much so.

Answer 7

Yes.

Keep in mind that religions do allow for medical treatments.  It's the cults that do not.  There is a huge difference between religions and cults.

Notice the listing of the cults...

http://www.christiananswers.net/evangeli...

There is no religion that frowns upon medical care.

Someone mention Christian Science.  That's not a religion... it's a cult, as are the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Religions never ever put stipulations on medical care.