Behind the Bastards Part One: Gary Young: The Fake Doctor Who Drowned His Own Baby
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May 21, 2019 AI Snips
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Young's Logging Accident and Recovery
- Gary Young, after a logging accident, tried to kill himself twice before fasting for 243 days.
- He claimed this fasting, consisting of only water and lemon juice, helped him regain feeling in his toes.
Young's Hot Tub Birthing Method
- Gary Young, with no medical training, delivered babies in hot tubs and held them underwater.
- He believed the umbilical cord would provide oxygen, resulting in vague health benefits.
Infant Deaths and Controversy
- After four infant deaths in home births, Spokane doctors questioned the safety of the practice.
- One death involved Young's daughter, who died from oxygen deprivation in a hot tub birth.