Another story this year, poor girl.
They should really stop religious biggots being able to pass on beliefs like this. John Travolta should be prosecuted equally, and Scientology held responsible for its actions
Quote:
Trials for Parents Who Chose Faith Over Medicine
Published: January 20, 2009
WESTON, Wis. — Kara Neumann, 11, had grown so weak that she could not walk or speak. Her parents, who believe that God alone has the ability to heal the sick, prayed for her recovery but did not take her to a doctor.
After an aunt from California called the sheriff’s department here, frantically pleading that the sick child be rescued, an ambulance arrived at the Neumann’s rural home on the outskirts of Wausau and rushed Kara to the hospital. She was pronounced dead on arrival.
The county coroner ruled that she had died from diabetic ketoacidosis resulting from undiagnosed and untreated juvenile diabetes. The condition occurs when the body fails to produce insulin, which leads to severe dehydration and impairment of muscle, lung and heart function.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/us...N5eVxIgVpaPeaA