The story began in early 2017, when Abigail Piland was born without any obvious problems. But when the midwife who helped deliver her checked back the next day, Abigail didn’t look healthy. The midwife told mother Rachel Piland to take the child to a hospital because the baby “could suffer brain damage or die if not properly cared for.”
Rachel refused, insisting “God makes no mistakes.”
Days later, Abigail was dead. (Rachel and her husband Joshua then prayed for Abigail’s resurrection. Surprise: That didn’t work, either.)
A medical examiner later attributed the death to “unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus,” both jaundice-related problems that were treatable. Abigail never had the chance to see a doctor when blood was coming out of her mouth, or when she wasn’t eating, or when her skin became further discolored. All because her parents put more trust in God than someone who could actually help.
Good as any.
What exactly is your plan for when someone without a license is found with a baby?
I’m just spitballing here. Slap a fine on them for sure. Maybe perform an assessment for license issuance, and if found ineligible for a license for whatever reason, treat it the same as when a parent is found unfit by CPS.
In any given situation, that will make things worse for the child.
Oh good, Millions of children being removed from their parents and thown into a system of state care that is known to be not particularly good is sure to work out well
Yea state care isn’t great agreed (whether or not that can be fixed is another topic I guess), if the punishment is more deterrent and the rates of incidence low, reparenting would be preferred. However for that people’s mindset of parenting should be greatly changed too. People should be more sympathetic towards/used to the idea of parenting a kid who is not their genetic successor.
They want you to say: STERILISATION.
Straight to Jail!
What exactly is your plan when parents are so stupid that a baby dies vomiting blood due to a medically preventable condition?
They go to prison. Is on the title.
That does not prevent a baby from dying while vomiting blood though
The question is what to do when the baby dies, not how to prevent it.
I don’t know how to prevent it, but from this raises a personal grievance of mine. Having a child is easy, even idiots can do it and many do by accident. Adopting a child is mind boggling difficult. This isn’t fair for parents or children.