Should parents who choose prayer over medicine go to jail if their children die from illness?
Ok. I live in Scandinavian welfare state (Finland) and in here state gives health insurance. So medical treatment for minors in most cases isn’t directly been charged from the parents (but from municipalities). In every case a guardian of a minor is expected to act on the best interest for that minor, when making decision on behalf or representing that minor. If parents superimpose their religious beliefs over their child’s best interest then the guardianship should have to be taken from these parents. Parents don’t own their children. They are related to their children. So every time these cases should be viewed from the child’s point of view. No human should be forcefully medicated, if their condition is not hazard to others.
