Walker Vs Ohio Case Study

In the Walker Vs. Ohio case, I am here to argue the side of Ohio case. This case is about how the Walker’s were charged and convicted of reckless homicide of their newborn baby. The baby was born sick with a blood infection which could be easily treated with antibiotics. Instead of seeking medical treatment for the baby, the parents decided to use religious beliefs and pray to cure the infection. As the baby was ill, the family prayed for for two days in a row hoping the prayers would cure the illness, which as the end result it caused the baby to pass away. The Walkers were charged with reckless homicide because they neglected to seek medical assistance for their sick infant . The parents were aware the baby was sick and should have taken every precaution possible to save the baby’s life. Walkers …show more content…
Ohio case. If you think about it, one case is dealing with a homicide while the other case is dealing with kids going to school. The similarity between the two cases is the religious beliefs. In the Wisconsin V. Yoder case the religious side won in the court system because it did not involve physical harm to a human being where in the Walker V. Ohio case the state won because the safety of a little infant was neglected. The other side may claim that the safety of the Amish students was being violated but we are talking the difference between life and death. Nobody was dying or had gotten killed in the Wisconsin case, the Amish’s religious beliefs were just being affected by high school. Therefore, the precedent set in the Yoder V. Wisconsin should not be used in the Walker V. Ohio case because the Amish students were not being physically hurt or killed. The court ruled 6-to-3 in favor of the Amish that they may not be forced by Wisconsin law to be sent to high school after eighth