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These "parents" should face criminal charges
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080328/...s_death_prayer
Parents pick prayer over docs; girl dies WESTON, Wis. - Police are investigating an 11-year-old girl's death from an undiagnosed, treatable form of diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her rather than take her to a doctor. An autopsy showed Madeline Neumann died Sunday of diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition that left too little insulin in her body, Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin said. She had probably been ill for about a month, suffering symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness, the chief said Wednesday, noting that he expects to complete the investigation by Friday and forward the results to the district attorney. The girl's mother, Leilani Neumann, said that she and her family believe in the Bible and that healing comes from God, but that they do not belong to an organized religion or faith, are not fanatics and have nothing against doctors. She insisted her youngest child, a wiry girl known to wear her straight brown hair in a ponytail, was in good health until recently. "We just noticed a tiredness within the past two weeks," she said Wednesday. "And then just the day before and that day (she died), it suddenly just went to a more serious situation. We stayed fast in prayer then. We believed that she would recover. We saw signs that to us, it looked like she was recovering." Her daughter — who hadn't seen a doctor since she got some shots as a 3-year-old, according to Vergin — had no fever and there was warmth in her body, she said. The girl's father, Dale Neumann, a former police officer, said he started CPR "as soon as the breath of life left" his daughter's body. Family members elsewhere called authorities to seek help for the girl. "My sister-in-law, she's very religious, she believes in faith instead of doctors ...," the girl's aunt told a sheriff's dispatcher Sunday afternoon in a call from California. "And she called my mother-in-law today ... and she explained to us that she believes her daughter's in a coma now and she's relying on faith." The dispatcher got more information from the caller and asked whether an ambulance should be sent. "Please," the woman replied. "I mean, she's refusing. She's going to fight it. ... We've been trying to get her to take her to the hospital for a week, a few days now." The aunt called back with more information on the family's location, emergency logs show. Family friends also made a 911 call from the home. Police and paramedics arrived within minutes and immediately called for an ambulance that took her to a hospital. But less than an hour after authorities reached the home, Madeline — a bright student who left public school for home schooling this semester — was declared dead. She is survived by her parents and three older siblings. "We are remaining strong for our children," Leilani Neumann said. "Only our faith in God is giving us strength at this time." The Neumanns said they moved from California to a modern, middle-class home in woodsy Weston, just outside Wassau in central Wisconsin, about two years ago to open a coffee shop and be closer to other relatives. A basketball hoop is set up in the driveway. Leilani Neumann said she and her husband are not worried about the investigation because "our lives are in God's hands. We know we did not do anything criminal. We know we did the best for our daughter we knew how to do." |
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Nope, now your wrong. We have the right to practice our religion within the boundaries of our LAWS. IF you choose to practice a religion that condones murder THEN WHAT??
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Tell that to your friendly neighborhood satanist.
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Waco was a cult of fanatics lead by a fanatic that was charismatic and could convince others to follow blindly. They were armed and planned to defend themselves with force. Totally different scenario and in the same cult situation as Jim Jones and all of those that died in South America.
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Tell me what law is on the books in the United States of America, or any individual state that forces you to see a doctor for any reason.
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I call you a dumb@ss in the name of religion so I MUST be right since it's my RIGHT as an american. Have a nice day.
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In waco they broke federal law. This couple did not break any laws that has been mentioned. You cannot force anyone to go to a doctor nor force them to take their family to a doctor.
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Believe it or not, this religious moron neg repped me for standing up for the rights of an innocent child.
Well, idiot, I am also diabetic, and thank GOD I had loving parents who got me the help I needed instead of letting me die as a child while praying to some Cosmic Tooth Fairy. Perhaps you haven't noticed that damn near the entire BB thinks you're an idiot, so I hope you're working double-time handing out that neg rep. Oh, and right back at ya, moron. |
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How can you say that? Everything in their power would have been to pray 24/7 to God AND get quality medical help for their sick, vomiting, thirsty, dying child. My commentary is very similar.
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All that tells me is that you don't have an argument that can stand. There were no written laws broken. I always have a nice day. I live, I am blessed and I am an American! |
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