Religion Roundup
Oregon Prosecutors Review Girl's Death, Faith-Healing Law
Associated Press
March 27, 2008
OREGON CITY, Ore. - Prosecutors in Oregon are reviewing the death of a 15-month-old girl who a medical examiner says could have been saved if she had been treated with antibiotics.
If prosecuted, the child's parents would be the first members of Oregon City's Followers of Christ group to face charges for failing to seek medical treatment for a gravely ill child.
When church members fall ill, fellow worshipers pray and anoint them with oil. Former members say those who seek modern medical remedies are ostracized.
Prosecutors could charge the baby's parents under a law enacted in 1999 after several faith-healing deaths of children.
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