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Children in a Faith-Healing Sect Keep Dying. The State Lets It Happen.

By Audrey Dutton · ProPublica · August 2026
Children in a Faith-Healing Sect Keep Dying. The State Lets It Happen.
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"For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of treatable conditions."

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