On January 11, a 21-year-old pregnant woman from Swanda in ward 6 of Sayal Rural Municipality suffered from labour but instead of taking her to the Dallekh Birthing Centre, about 15 minutes’ walk from her house, her family members took…[Continue Reading...]
A Naivasha-based sect is in hot water over the deaths of four children in the past four months after their parents reportedly refused to take them to hospital for vaccinations and medication because of their religious beliefs. According to locals, members…[Continue Reading...]
“I cannot let my children die because of a religion.” Mavis Gunyana (not real name) from a village in Gutu, narrated how hard it is for women of the apostolic sect to get medical services for their children. For years,…[Continue Reading...]
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Philippines – Randolph Balbarino, who used to be a follower of Surigao del Norte “cult” leader Jay Rence Quilario said on Saturday, October 14, that Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) prohibited members from seeking hospital care outside…[Continue Reading...]
In an unfolding tale of religious extremism and human tragedy, the 14 members of a religious outfit implicated in the death of an eight-year-old child, Elizabeth Struhs, have been permitted an hour of congregation while remaining incarcerated. Brendan Luke Stevens,…[Continue Reading...]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two members of a faith healing church in Oregon City pleaded guilty to denying their son medical care on Tuesday. Brittney and Jake Heimbigner, members of the Followers of Christ Church, admitted they didn’t get their…[Continue Reading...]
A Boise Democrat hopes an apparent contradiction in Idaho law will convince lawmakers to reverse the state’s exemption for parents who deny their children medical treatment for religious reasons. An Idaho law on “desertion and nonsupport” of children and spouses…[Continue Reading...]
Activists in Idaho are continuing their push to repeal or amend laws that protect parents from prosecution when they allow their children to die from preventable illnesses by denying them medical care and relying exclusively on prayer and spiritual healing.…[Continue Reading...]
Linda Martin grew up with death. As a child, she would see friends at church one week and then never again, she said. When the community’s elders gathered at someone’s home, she assumed the worst: another loss. Martin, who now…[Continue Reading...]
A 14-year-old girl from the Johane Marange apostolic church died on Tuesday a few days after giving birth at home in Buhera, NewsDay can report. Family relative and lawyer Norris Johannes told NewsDay that Delight Masomeke of Bvumbura Village in…[Continue Reading...]
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