"Jehovah witnesses have a specific belief against blood transfusions. And Christian Scientists deny the existence of disease and have set up a parallel system of treatment using Christian Science Practitioners." (Robinson, 2002). In all of these religions the members are not allowed to seek professional medical treatment even for life threatening diseases, or circumstances such as cancer, appendicitis, car accidents, etc. They are not allowed to receive care for curable bacterial infections or illnesses or common emergencies, like pneumonia, spinal meningitis, diabetes, poisonous bites, or ingestion of poison, etc. These restrictions extend to their children at any age, from the time they are still in the uterus to adolescents. ("Victims", 2000).
There are numerous examples from many different states. An 11 year old boy named Ian Lundman, living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a child of Christian Scientist followers, died of diabetes. He was treated by a Christian Science Practitioner, and an unlicensed Christian Science nurse. He exhibited symptoms such as vomiting, labored breathing and eventually a diabetic coma. The nurse never attempted to get medical care and she never encouraged the mother to contact a licensed professional to look at her son. A 16 month old named Matthew Swan died from spinal meningitis in Detroit, Michigan, under the care of a Christian Science Practitioner. The practitioner told the parents that the child was being healed, after 2 weeks he told the parents that he believed that the child may have had a broken bone. They are allowed to seek treatment for bone setting by a professional. By the time he received care he was diagnosed with Hemophilus influenza meningitis, it was to late and he only lived for a week. Harrison Johnson a 2 year old from Tampa, Florida was stung by wasps 432 times. The family, believers of The Fellowship didn't seek medical treatment till 7 hours after the stings occurred.