Get sick, get doctor. How hard is that?
GLADSTONE, Ore. - Authorities say a teenager from a faith-healing family died from an illness that could have been easily treated, just a few months after a toddler cousin of his died in a case that has led to criminal charges.
Tuesday's death of 16-year-old Neil Beagley, however, may not be a crime because Oregon law allows minors 14 and older to decide for themselves whether to accept medical treatment.
Oregon officials might want to consider the possibility that 14 is too young to make life-and-death decisions. But they've made their state the only one to encourage people to kill themselves, so maybe they don't give a damn.
