{"id":1932,"date":"2010-01-20T19:24:34","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T19:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2010\/01\/london-based-jewish-newspaper.php"},"modified":"2010-01-20T19:24:34","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T19:24:34","slug":"london-based-jewish-newspaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2010\/01\/london-based-jewish-newspaper","title":{"rendered":"Trial Opens in Oregon Faith-healing Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) As Neil Beagley lay dying on his
\ngrandmother’s bed, his parents did not take him to a hospital or call
\n9-1-1 or make any lifesaving efforts, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday
\n(Jan. 19).
\n“They did nothing because that was their belief,” prosecutor Greg
\nHorner said in his opening statement at the trial of Jeffrey and Marci
\nBeagley, the second faith-healing trial in as many years in Oregon.
\nThe Oregon City couple is charged with criminally negligent homicide
\nfor failing to provide adequate medical care for their 16-year-old son,
\nNeil Beagley, who died June 17, 2008, from an untreated urinary tract
\nblockage.
\nThe Beagleys were unaware that Neil’s kidneys were failing and
\nbelieved he had the flu, their attorneys said. The Beagleys treated him
\nwith faith-healing rituals practiced by their church, the Followers of
\nChrist, a nondenominational congregation with a long history of children
\ndying from treatable medical conditions.
\nMarci Beagley told police investigators “we did everything we knew
\nhow to do” for Neil, Horner told the jury. “That’s not good enough.”
\nThe parents’ response to their son’s plight was “an outrageous
\ndeviation from the standard of care our community expects and demands,”
\nHorner said.
\nBut their attorney, Wayne Mackeson, countered that the Beagleys did
\nnot fail their duty as parents “in a criminal way.” The Beagleys are
\ncaring parents who raised three daughters and mourn the loss of Neil,
\ntheir only son and “the crown prince of the family,” Mackeson said.
\n“There’s no evidence to suggest that Neil was in any way compromised
\nphysically,” he said.
\nBut Horner gave jurors a dire picture of a teenager in rapidly
\nfailing health. Had Neil Beagley sought medical care, there was an
\nexcellent chance he “would have led a full and fulfilling life,” Horner
\nsaid.
\nA key point in the case is Neil Beagley’s age. Oregon law allows
\nchildren 15 and older to independently obtain medical treatment.
\n“If someone gets sick at 16, they’re old enough to make their own
\nchoices,” Marci Beagley told detectives. “Everyone knew Neil’s wishes,”
\nshe said. “He put his trust in God.”
\n— Steve Mayes
\n
\nCopyright 2010 Religion News Service. All rights reserved. No part of
\nthis transmission may be distributed or reproduced without written
\npermission.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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