Religion affecting medical care
Every day, there are people dying a death that could be preventable with modern day medicine. Why aren’t these lives being spared? Who is responsible for this? Some patient’s religion has strict rules against specific medicines and medical practices that saves lives every day. Religion is defined as “a set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader” (. Doctors, nurses, and other caregivers are forced to no do their job. They are forced to see their patients die right in front of their eyes and they can’t do anything. Is this okay? Doctors and nurses are supposed to help the sick and bring them up back to health. Does it affect more the patient or the Medical Providers? In among …show more content…
Jehovah witness are a sector of the Christian belief. . Christians believe in 1 God that created this earth that Jesus was and is God, and one day we will meet in heaven. Jehovah witness is part of the Christian belief Ethical values are a set of established principles governing virtuous behavior. Jehovah witness believes that blood infusions are forbidden because in the bible. They see the bible as a source of ethical values for all human kind. (Jehovah Witness, 2015). The bible is the source of the Christian belief that contains the written word of God and how the Christians should apply to word of God to life and live their lives. The bible has 66 separate books written by about 40 authors and the first of these is Genesis (Slick, n.d.). . Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the pancreas produces little to no insulin. Treatment for this disease is maintaining normal blood sugar levels through regular monitoring, insulin therapy, diet, and exercise (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014). The Faith Assembly Church shuns medical attention for prayer. They are a sect of Christianity. Faith Tabernacle Congregation. This church was based in Philadelphia PA, which has congregations from New Jersey to Africa. It currently has eighteen thousand members and they believe in the area of physical health (Churches with religious, …show more content…
These illnesses/ diseases include pneumonia, diabetes, blood tumor and other cancers, epilepsy, and many more. The denomination Faith 84 people died after their parents followed the sects teachings, many of these were children. One child died of malnutrition and dehydration because he couldn’t retain food due to an ear and sinus infection. Another denomination that has been in the headlines is in 1990 a boy died from an ear infection that was left untreated, except for prayer. A few years ago his sister, age 16, died of juvenile diabetes also known as type 1 diabetes. She was “healed” 3 days before her death by being anointed with oil and prayed over by the congregation. Both of the children’s diseases were easily treatable if treated medically. The parents were tried and convicted for involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in 1997. They had 8 living children and at the time of the trial the mother was pregnant (Churches with religious, 2015). In 1981, Justin Barnhart died at age two from a Wilma’s tumor which grew larger than a volleyball. His parents withheld medical care because of their religious beliefs. With medical intervention, this type of childhood cancer has a 90 percent cure rate. Before the death of their son, the same family lost five children in a matter of nine years from pneumonia that was left untreated.
Every day, there are people dying a death that could be preventable with modern day medicine. Why aren’t these lives being spared? Who is responsible for this? Some patient’s religion has strict rules against specific medicines and medical practices that saves lives every day. Religion is defined as “a set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader” (. Doctors, nurses, and other caregivers are forced to no do their job. They are forced to see their patients die right in front of their eyes and they can’t do anything. Is this okay? Doctors and nurses are supposed to help the sick and bring them up back to health. Does it affect more the patient or the Medical Providers? In among …show more content…
Jehovah witness are a sector of the Christian belief. . Christians believe in 1 God that created this earth that Jesus was and is God, and one day we will meet in heaven. Jehovah witness is part of the Christian belief Ethical values are a set of established principles governing virtuous behavior. Jehovah witness believes that blood infusions are forbidden because in the bible. They see the bible as a source of ethical values for all human kind. (Jehovah Witness, 2015). The bible is the source of the Christian belief that contains the written word of God and how the Christians should apply to word of God to life and live their lives. The bible has 66 separate books written by about 40 authors and the first of these is Genesis (Slick, n.d.). . Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the pancreas produces little to no insulin. Treatment for this disease is maintaining normal blood sugar levels through regular monitoring, insulin therapy, diet, and exercise (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014). The Faith Assembly Church shuns medical attention for prayer. They are a sect of Christianity. Faith Tabernacle Congregation. This church was based in Philadelphia PA, which has congregations from New Jersey to Africa. It currently has eighteen thousand members and they believe in the area of physical health (Churches with religious, …show more content…
These illnesses/ diseases include pneumonia, diabetes, blood tumor and other cancers, epilepsy, and many more. The denomination Faith 84 people died after their parents followed the sects teachings, many of these were children. One child died of malnutrition and dehydration because he couldn’t retain food due to an ear and sinus infection. Another denomination that has been in the headlines is in 1990 a boy died from an ear infection that was left untreated, except for prayer. A few years ago his sister, age 16, died of juvenile diabetes also known as type 1 diabetes. She was “healed” 3 days before her death by being anointed with oil and prayed over by the congregation. Both of the children’s diseases were easily treatable if treated medically. The parents were tried and convicted for involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in 1997. They had 8 living children and at the time of the trial the mother was pregnant (Churches with religious, 2015). In 1981, Justin Barnhart died at age two from a Wilma’s tumor which grew larger than a volleyball. His parents withheld medical care because of their religious beliefs. With medical intervention, this type of childhood cancer has a 90 percent cure rate. Before the death of their son, the same family lost five children in a matter of nine years from pneumonia that was left untreated.