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Prayer death case headed to state Supreme Court, experts say

The case of a young Wisconsin girl who died in 2008 from untreated diabetes after her parents opted for prayer rather than medical care is likely headed to the state Supreme Court, say Constitutional experts and others, with the UW-Madison Law School representing the mother in the appellate process.

Quoted: Howard Schweber, UW-Madison associate professor of political science and legal studies, and Byron Lichstein, director of the UW Law School’s Criminal Appeals Project