A jury found members of the Saints religious group guilty of manslaughter for neglecting eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs, who died from a preventable illness due to a lack of medical treatment. Guided by their beliefs, her family chose prayer over necessary medical intervention, despite previous warnings. The incident underscores a growing trend of anti-medical sentiments, as the author reflects on patients refusing essential healthcare under religious influences. This situation exemplifies broader concerns regarding the rejection of science, which has led to outbreaks of preventable diseases amid rising pseudoscientific beliefs.
This was an entirely preventable illness and death. As a parent, I feel sick that a little girl could be abused in this way, under the guise of God's healing powers.
I am seeing the rise of anti-medical, anti-science narratives everywhere. A patient in my clinic tells us that she has stopped her HIV antiviral tablets, because her pastor told her she has been healed by prayer.
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