Commonwealth v. Foster: child-endangerment convictions affirmed after parents refused cancer care for a toddler on religious grounds
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2000-11-16
Convictions affirmed.
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parents relying on faith-healing doctrine
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The parents told child-protection social workers they would rely on God to heal their son and refused medical care for his kidney tumor because of their religious beliefs; that doctrinal refusal was the basis for the endangerment.
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Proceedings
2000-11-16 · appeal — convictions affirmed
Superior Court of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed Daniel and Anne Marie Foster's convictions for endangering the welfare of a child and criminal conspiracy after they refused medical care for their 2-year-old son, who was removed to hospital under a restraining order and survived.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- doctrinal refusal of medical care
Cited record
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- appellate court appellate opinion Commonwealth v. Foster, 764 A.2d 1076 (Pa. Super. 2000).
The Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion affirms the child-endangerment and conspiracy convictions and records the parents' statement that they would rely on God to heal the child.
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- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1918285/commonwealth-v-foster/ Corpus classification: appellate-court; evidentiary role: appellate-opinion. SHA-256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
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