Brett Harper
All states must start repealing protections for parents who rely on #FaithHealing or use #ReligiousExemptions to get away with #ChildAbuse & #ChildNeglect. We did in #Oregon. You can too. #ORleg #ORpol #NoExcuseForChildAbuse
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Too many kids die or develop life-long chronic conditions because their parents didn't get them proper care and use #ReligousExemptions to get away with it. That neglect and abuse must end! Write your representatives and tell them to put an end to these loopholes

United States still too lenien...
United States still too lenient on “faith healing” parents, say children’s rights advocates

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Most states allow religious ex...
Most states allow religious exemptions from child abuse and neglect laws

All states prosecute parents whose children come to severe harm through neglect. But in thirty-four states (as well as the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico), there are exemptions in the civil child abuse statutes when medical treatment for a child conflicts with the religious beliefs of parents.

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Faith-Based Medical Neglect: f...
Faith-Based Medical Neglect: for Providers and Policymakers

A substantial minority of Americans have religious beliefs against one or more medical treatments. Some groups promote exclusive reliance on prayer and ritual for healing nearly all diseases. Jehovah’s Witnesses oppose blood transfusions. Hundreds ...

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