by Monty Self | Apr 8, 2024 | Analysis, Feature-
The New Hampshire House of Representatives narrowly approved House Bill 1283 in a 179 to 176 vote last month. The bill, if approved by the Senate and signed by the governor, would establish a legal process for state residents to acquire lethal doses of medication to...
by Jim Hopkins | Sep 14, 2020 | Opinion
Apocalypse. Armageddon. Plague. Judgment Day. Even in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of the country noted for its low percentage of church attenders, religious language is being used by many to describe the recent fires, smoke-filled air and Wednesday’s surreal...
by Steve Mayes | Jun 20, 2011 | News
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a new law that removes the remnants of Oregon’s legal protection for parents who rely solely on faith healing instead of traditional medical care for their children. Kitzhaber signed the bill without comment on June...
by Steve Mayes | Jun 9, 2011 | News
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) After just an hour of deliberation, jurors on Tuesday (June 7) unanimously found two members of a faith-healing church guilty of felony criminal mistreatment for not seeking medical care for their daughter. Timothy and Rebecca Wyland face up to...
by Steve Mayes | Jun 2, 2011 | News
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) Two faith-healing parents pleaded with child-welfare workers for permission to take their infant daughter to a doctor and keep her out of state custody, defense attorneys said Tuesday (May 31). The Oregon Department of Human Services refused...
