MartinB comments on List of underrated risks? - Less Wrong

12 Post author: yttrium 30 May 2012 08:59PM

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Comment author: MartinB 31 May 2012 07:58:25AM 0 points [-]

Maybe look at religious groups that strongly believe that sin causes disease?

In developed countries they just get treatment secretly.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 31 May 2012 02:00:54PM 0 points [-]

Probably that's true for some of them, but it is likely not the case for many others. Part of the evidence otherwise is that there have been a variety of laws and court cases in the US about whether parents can refuse necessary medical care for their children. See for example here.