“He was terminally ill. They hastened his death, but he was going to die regardless.”
You mean they euthanized him.
“Even here in the States, people turn to all kinds of desperate measures when modern medicine has reached its limits. And yes, they turn to religion, also.”
And in the United States we take people who murder their children and put them in prison. Regardless of their reasons and regardless of their religion.
No, I wouldn’t call that euthanizing him. For an act to be euthanization, they have to have intent, and the intent to kill him was not there.
They were performing a religious ceremony out of desperation. They did not intend to drown him, and they were stupid to think they could submerge him without drowning him. They thought they were saving him.
What they did is not very different from what American parents do when they decide to depend on “faith healing” instead of getting their child medical treatment. The difference is that the Indian family had sought medical treatment and only turned to faith healing when the treatment became futile. Often, American parents who depend on “faith healing” are only charged after their children die for lack of medical care.
My point is, that he was not going to last long no matter what they did.
And yes, the parents will probably face some jail time.