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Why?
First amendment.
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I could dismiss this under any of multiple logical fallacies, but I will give you an opportunity to clarify this.
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Combined with Parental Rights.
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Necessarily, if one becomes a parent, then one gains duties with regard to one's children. What "parental rights" did you have in mind?
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Between the freedom of religion, and parental rights (which override the rights of strangers on raising a child), it pretty much allows that decision to be made.
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Some people believe that it is their religious duty to kill non-believers (aka infidels). Should they be legally free to pursue this under "freedom of religion?" Why or why not?
Also, it seems no one has picked up on this, but the phrasing of the question allows for the possiblity that the reason for denial (aka "the given reason") may not be the real reason. (People are capable of lying.)
This is assuming the parents are making the decision. What "parental rights" did you have in mind here? What if it is either the children deciding or someone else (i.e., not the parents) deciding?
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And I think that is the way it should be. Yes, there are those rare situations which death results. Tragic and horrible. I wouldn't make that decision. Yet that parent still has the right to determine the matters of their child more than I do.
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In such a case, why shouldn't the person who denied the medical treatment which could have saved that life be held legally responsible?
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If you start saying "society" has more power than parents, you open pandora's box, allowing such things as the courts to determine whether a grounding is appropriate, at what point, etc.
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Slippery slope.
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Once you get to that point, why should any parent be involved in being a "parent"?
If I can't parent my child without government looking in over every little thing, then why not just save me the time, effort, and aggravation and turn the child over to the government?
After that, I wouldn't have to worry about things like the cost of raising the child. Let the government worry about it. Cause if there is something everyone knows...the government is the most efficient and logical solution to any problem...(sarcasm...heavy sarcasm).
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Why might a government have an interest in how parenting is happening?