Oregon Takes Custody of Faith Healers’ Baby
Wonder if there will be wingnut outrage over this?
The Oregon Department of Human Services won custody Tuesday of a 10-month-old Oregon City child facing blindness in one eye.
The girl’s parents, Timothy and Rebecca Wyland, believe in faith healing and are facing trial in January on charges of failing to provide adequate care.
The Oregonian reports the state has had temporary custody of the girl, Alayna Wyland, since July. She was initially placed in foster care but allowed back in the Wyland home last month under a court order requiring close medical supervision.The ruling Tuesday in Clackamas County Circuit Court assures a treatment plan and gives the state power to act on the girl’s behalf.