The light punishment comes with a promise to seek out professional medical care for their three other children and a plea to members of their Christian anti-medicine cult to do the same.
The tragic story began on June 24, 2023, when Taylor gave birth to her son Hayden at home. Everything was fine until the morning of June 26, when Hayden stopped eating. His lips turned blue. Hours later, he stopped breathing, only to start again after his mother poured cold water on him. 30 minutes later, he was dead.
At no point in those five hours did the parents call doctors for help. Instead, they invited over family and friends to “pray and anoint the sick baby” with oil.
That’s because all these people belong to the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon, whose members are told prayers fix everything and medical interventions for children are unnecessary. Since 2011, when Oregon’s legislature finally removed “faith healing” as a legal defense for murder, three other couples from the same church have been prosecuted for killing their own kids.
The tragic story began on June 24, 2023, when Taylor gave birth to her son Hayden at home. Everything was fine until the morning of June 26, when Hayden stopped eating. His lips turned blue. Hours later, he stopped breathing, only to start again after his mother poured cold water on him. 30 minutes later, he was dead.
At no point in those five hours did the parents call doctors for help. Instead, they invited over family and friends to “pray and anoint the sick baby” with oil.
That’s because all these people belong to the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon, whose members are told prayers fix everything and medical interventions for children are unnecessary. Since 2011, when Oregon’s legislature finally removed “faith healing” as a legal defense for murder, three other couples from the same church have been prosecuted for killing their own kids.
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