Responsabilidad de los padres por no buscar atención médica para un niño herido

Explicación Simple

Si eres padre y tu hijo se lastima, tienes que llevarlo al médico. Si decides no hacerlo, puedes meterte en problemas con la ley.

Es como si tuvieras un coche que hace ruido extraño. Si decides ignorarlo y no lo llevas al mecánico, podrías tener un accidente y eso sería tu responsabilidad.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que María, una madre, ve que su hijo Juan se lastimó la pierna mientras jugaba en casa. A pesar de que Juan llora y parece tener mucho dolor, María decide no llevarlo al médico porque cree que se le pasará. Si las autoridades se enteran, María podría enfrentar problemas legales por no buscar la atención médica necesaria.

Penalidades

Puede ser considerado un delito menor de Clase 1 si no se busca atención médica adecuada para el niño.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-314 - Failing to secure medical attention for injured child. Any parent or other person having custody of a minor child which child shows evidence of need for medical attention as the result of physical injury inflicted by an act of any member of the household, whether the injury was intentional or unintentional, who knowingly fails or refuses to secure prompt and adequate medical attention, or who conspires to prevent the securing of such attention, for such minor child, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; provided, however, that any parent or other person having custody of a minor child that is being furnished Christian Science treatment by a duly accredited Christian Science practitioner shall not, for that reason alone, be considered in violation of this section. Code 1950, § 18.1-74.2; 1966, c. 578; 1975, cc. 14, 15. Va. Code § 18.2-315 - Repealed. Repealed by Acts 1980, c. 173. Va. Code § 18.2-316 - Duty of persons causing well or pit to be dug to fill it before abandonment. Any person who has caused to be dug on his own land or the land of another any well or pit, shall fill such well or pit with earth so that the same shall not be dangerous to human beings, animals or fowls before such well or such pit is abandoned; and any person owning land whereon any such well or pit is located shall in the same manner fill with earth any such well or pit which has been abandoned, provided such person has knowledge of the existence of such well or pit. But in the case of mining operations in lieu of filling the shaft or pit the owner or operator thereof on ceasing operations in such shaft or pit shall securely fence the same and keep the same at all times thereafter securely fenced. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed