Bosda, I don’t know why you torture yourself by reading such drivel, dear.
The article has a plainly snarky tone, which makes me suspicious of the reported “facts”.
In and of itself, there’s nothing wrong with a vegan diet. Nor is there anything inherently wrong with childbirth at home, two-inch boot heels, or earrings.
There’s nothing suspect about the facts here. This has been followed by mainstream NY media since the kid was taken away last year.
I am fairly sure there’s a perfectly healthy way to raise an infant as a vegan. These nitwits did not know it, and almost killed the little girl. Let’s hope they go to prison, where they belong.
I guess I’m not understanding why this woman is charged with first-degree assault.
The only section that could possibly apply is 3) and while I don’t condone malnourishing a child I seriously hope that choosing not to feed a child a commercial formula can’t reasonably be interpreted as “depraved indifference.” Based on the information presented in the story and absent some compelling information from the prosecution were I on the jury I’d have to vote to acquit.
Even a vegan diet can contain fats and the calories a child requires. However, vegan mothers might be well advised to breast feed as long as possible - as long as 2 or 3 or even 4 years, as women do in cultures with a long history of vegetarian customs. Certainly, since our culture does not impart good eating habits of any sort, much less healthy vegan habits, consulting a nutritionist in regards to infant needs and a vegan diet might be a wise investment in a child’s health.
Certainly, children are not miniature adults and do have different dietary needs. A proper and adequate diet for an adult is not a proper one for an infant or toddler - or even a teenager.
3 is most defnitely the one that applies. These folks didn’t just choose not to feed the kid formula, the child weighed 10 pounds at 15 months, could not sit up or crawl, and had a distended belly from hunger. Anyone who thinks that’s just a dietary choice is deranged. That’s depraved indifference to the child’s health.