Winston Ross Homicide

Homicide or Not Guilty?
Would you take your daughter to the doctor if she had a cyst the size of a wallet? In the article “Trust in God” by Winston Ross, he explains how the Worthington´s family lost their child due to bronchopneumonia and sepsis. Unfortunately, they never took their daughter to the hospital. They tried the faith healing, recommended by the church. It all started with a bump on her neck, and as she got older it grew slowly choking her to death. This wasn’t the only tragic death that this family has had. The little girl’s name was Ava, and her uncle passed away from faith healing that didn’t work. Several children that belonged to the same church has passed away from faith healing and not getting medical attention. The faith
In the article Horner informed the reader “almost up until the end, if they had gotten her adequate medical treatment, they would have been able to help her.” The Worthington’s knew that she was slowly dying, and never went to the hospital. Faith healing not only takes time, but also has killed other children. The Worthington’s didn't have much time to be wasting as their daughter lays there dying. At the end before Ava died, they tried everything to save her besides seeking medical attention. They tried having her drink diluted wine, putting oils on her, and tried extracting phlegm from her throat with a turkey baster. They prayed for her to get better, but she never did. During the death, Ross claimed that, “What the Worthington’s did not do is call an ambulance.” They should've called someone that could have medically helped her instead of just praying while she was slowly dying. Most of the Worthington’s children have passed away because they don't believe in seeking medical help. After losing one child to faith healing you would think they would let her go get checked out by a doctor. Experts have explained, “those who rely completely on prayer to heal the sick appear to be dwindling in numbers.” As the numbers decrease they should have realized Faith healing was never going to work. They could have saved their baby, but chose not