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Oregon Teen in Faith-Healing Family Dies of Bladder Infection

Posted Jun 19, 08 11:23 AM CDT in Science & Health,  US 

(Newser) – A 16-year-old Oregon boy whose family believed that faith can heal has died after refusing medical treatment for pain and shortness of breath, reports ABC News. The state medical examiner said the boy's bladder infection would have been easily treatable and his death was "absolutely a horrible way to die." No charges are likely to be filed. Under state law, anyone over the age of 14 can refuse medical treatment.

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