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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.

By Audrey Dutton · ProPublica · October 2026
Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
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"An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to protect a dead child’s surviving siblings."

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