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Belief in "Faith Healing" Results in Criminal Conviction for Oregon Couple

By Baker Associates

An Oregon couple was convicted of criminally negligent homicide on Tuesday after a jury decided that prayer and anointing oils were not sufficient treatment for the couple?s son, who died from a congenital urinary tract blockage. The couple belongs to a church known as Followers of the Church of Christ and as such adheres to the view that doctors are to be eschewed in favor of faith healing. Stories where parents forego medical treatment in favor of faith healing practices have become increasingly common, and such practices have spawned many criminal trials. In fact, this couple?s own granddaughter had passed away under similar circumstances, but her parents were acquitted of manslaughter. The couple in this case was not so lucky. They reportedly face up to sixteen months in jail for the criminally negligent homicide charge under Oregon law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on February 05, 2010 (boomark / email).