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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Mariam Tokhi

We are seeing anti-medical, anti-science narratives everywhere – how can doctors like me respond?

Elizabeth Struhs
Fourteen members of Toowoomba-based religious sect the Saints found guilty of manslaughter over the 2022 death of Elizabeth Struhs, who died of diabetic ketoacidosis due to the withdrawal of her insulin. Photograph: BBC

On Wednesday, a judge found that fourteen members of the religious group “The Saints” were guilty of the manslaughter of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs. Two were acquitted of murder.

As a doctor and a mother I read the news and felt deep grief.

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