For Kara
March 23, 2008, 11 year old Madeline Kara Neumann died of diabetic ketoacidosis, a fate that could have been prevented had her parents decided to seek medical treatment for the girl. According to experts, Madeline “had probably been ill for about 30 days, suffering symptoms like nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness.” This is the sort of pain and agony that one might not wish on their worst enemy, yet it was voluntarily placed on an innocent young girl by those that she trusted most with her care.
In her final hours, the family decided that prayer would be the better course of action, instead of a hospital trip. This sort of thing was completely preventable, but being blinded by an unwavering, irrational faith in prayer, the family did nothing. After the event occurred, Kara’s father said that given the opportunity, he would do the same thing with his other children.
Prosecuting the Neumanns would have gotten a bit tricky because of a Wisconsin law protecting parents from prosecution for treating their children by purely spiritual means. However, in June, a judge ordered Kara’s parents to stand trial on Reckless Homicide charges for failing to do anything for their daughter. They could face up to 25 years in prison.
Let this be a lesson to all of you would-be faith healers. Prayer does not work. If you deny the power of advances in medical science, and instead turn to ancient superstition to treat your children, you will suffer the consequences. Be comforted, however, in the fact that you will not suffer as greatly as your children.
Sources: The Daily Page, JS Online, CNN, CBC News Canada, Religion News Blog.
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