Bill will target faith healing
BOISE (AP) — An Idaho Democratic lawmaker is renewing his efforts to curb the number of children who die because their parents choose faith healing and not medical assistance for religious reasons. The Times-News ( http://bit.ly/1SzOGHP ) reports that Rep. John Gannon, D-Boise, is working on a new bill after failing to get a legislative hearing for a similar proposal in 2014. Gannon says he’s advocated changing state law after learning about the deaths of numerous children of members of the Followers of Christ group in southwestern Idaho from treatable conditions, including pneumonia and food poisoning/ Eye on Boise . More here.
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