The Measles-Stricken Mother Who Lost Her Newborn Son
The family at the center of Pennsylvania’s measles controversy tells their story.
TL;DR
- An Amish family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, experienced the death of their newborn son during a measles outbreak.
- The parents, John and Anna, were unaware their child's death was national news due to their lack of media consumption.
- The mother, Anna, contracted a severe case of measles during pregnancy, which may have contributed to the infant's death.
- The official cause of death is disputed, with the coroner suggesting a ruptured spleen, while the parents believe measles was a factor.
- The family's tragedy has become entangled in a political controversy involving Pennsylvania's governor and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.