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Originally posted by Xantar
Consider also that we as a society value autonomy. For example, we allow smokers to continue smoking even though the evidence is overwhelming that they are slowly killing themselves. They're allowed to destroy their own bodies, runs the belief. A similar standard applies to parents and their children. They can't make their children smoke since it's illegal below a certain age, but parents are allowed to feed their children whatever food they want. Even if their method of raising children is considered harmful to the children, the parents are allowed to raise their own children as they see fit.
I haven't even gotten into the religious aspect.
So here's the question: should the parents be punished? Can they be charged with criminal negligence or manslaughter for their religious beliefs?
What if the treatment only had a success rate of 20%? If the parents withhold treatment for religious reasons and the child dies, can blame be laid on them? What if the success rate of the treatment is 40%? 75%? 90%?
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Hmmmmmmmmm this is a tough one .........In a way, yes the parents should be held responible but they shouldn't be punished, Seeing our chid die is one thing but knowing that you could have saved your child by just giving him a few drugs is punsihment enough. So no I don't think that the parents should be punished....that situation that they were placed will haunt them forver
Why do the parents do it??
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You see the parents don't think they are purposely harming the child.
( however not doing the best thing for the child's well being can be considered neglect but I'll touch that later). They actually believe that they are doing the right thing....and if your a parent you would want to do the right thing for your child wouldn't you? But then again it's not your life that your dealing with is it? and does your child willing believe the religion that you believe in....or is he force to believe in it...because you didn't gave him/her much of a choice.
After all it would be your beliefs not the childs if you force it on him//her..and it is the child's life not yours..you're just suppose to be a part of it
Depending on the age I think you should let the child make the descion himself. If he's too young I think the situation should be explained as simply and as unbais as possible..so the child can understand or atleast grasp the concept.
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This has always puzzled me ...I always thought people who could have saved themselves were a bit stupid...ok ok really stupid. But i can see now that people that allow this, really stick behind their beliefs......they would let someone die, that they could save just by giving the go ahead to the doctors to give that person certain drugs. In a way aren't you killing that person by not helping??........especially if the method you are using is not working? I think that if you believe in prayer healing..and you try it and you aren't getting any results and the condition of the person is worsening I believe you should try modern medicine. If it is really his//her time to go there is nothing modern medicine or prayer healing can or will do for that person IMO.
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Look I'm not bashing anyone's belief's cause we all have to believe in something....but someone use to tell me when it's you time to go there's nothing you can do about it. But not trying all the methods or possible alternates to try and save yourself or some one else just seems ................I don't know it just seems non sensible
I believe that if you believe in something, truly believe in something that you should stick too it but they are expections to every rule and you would have to know how far you would go stick too your belief. Would you kill a man for them..even though another part of your belief is to live and let live.
Errrrrrr how was that Xanny? BTW you finish that 3rd Chp on Zelda yet?