Idaho Republican backs faith-healer parents: 'If I want to let my child be with God, why is that wrong?'

[Child-killer is probably against abortions too. - Bozo]
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Travis Gettys
24 Feb 2015 at 11:17 ET                  
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An Idaho Republican said a proposed ban on faith-healing could violate the religious rights of her constituents - many of whom eschew medical care for themselves and their families.
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"They have a clear understanding of what the role of government should be - (and it) isn't how to tell me how to live my life," said state Rep. Christy Perry (R-Nampa).
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Legislation limiting a faith exemption for medical care in the state's child neglect law was proposed after a string of preventable child deaths in Marsing among members of the Followers of Christ Church.
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State Rep. John Gannon (D-Boise) wants to narrow the loophole to permit prosecution of parents who rely on faith-healing "whenever a child's medical condition may cause death or permanent disability."
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But Perry insists Followers of Christ have a First Amendment right to deny medical care to their children on religious grounds, arguing that they are perhaps more comfortable confronting death, reported Al Jazeera America.
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