amy hermanson's case

WHAT’S WORTH DYING FOR? Is it good that our beliefs control our life? Is your family more important than a religion? God and family are equally important because for a reason; God give us a family to care about it, protect it and fight for it. Yet William and Christine Hermanson did not protect their seven-years-old daughter, Amy. They let their daughter to die because of their believes. Amy was diagnosed as having diabetes and she had to take medical treatment; but the Hermansons were christian scientists, and unfortunately, they decided to try to heal the child with prayer rather than seek a doctor’s aid, this situation ending with the Amy’s dead. They had better make another choose, but did not. They believed that by just praying, they could cure Amy. The freedom of religion is obviously a human right, but it should not be the most important into the human life. The Hermansons were charged and convicted the law of children protection and child abuse resulting in third-degree murder for failing to provide Amy with conventional medical treatment.

Amy’s grades in elementary school were good. In September 1986, when Amy was in fourth grade, her teacher noticed Amy dozing off in class, shedding weight, complaining of stomach-aches and sensitiveness. Moreover a friend of Mrs. Hermanson ,Mary Christmas, observed Amy was in danger and that she needed medical attention, the mother refused. The Hermansons thought that prayers were only the best way to got from all kinds of disease. Nevertheless Mr. and Mrs. Hermanson should know that praying can help with many illness, but some of them were not treated with only praying.

The Hermansons said that they loved Amy so much and they did not do anything to hurt her. It’s totally true, they did not want to hurt their daughter but they preferred fallow a law of their religion excluding the life of Amy. Mr. and Mrs. Hermandson said their accusers were wrong. There were people who thought the Hermansons should be