Debate: Parents' Beliefs vs. Their Children's Health
Should parents' religious beliefs allow them to refuse medical care for their children or avoid standard medical practices?

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: Our culture is secular so religious beliefs should not be able to trump science.
Warrant 0: in a free secular society parents can do what they want
Warrant 1: in a free secular society parents cannot always do what they want
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: When freedom hurts society, it should be curtailed for society's sake.
Warrant 0: religious beliefs only hurt society
Warrant 1: religious beliefs only help benefit society
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: Children have the fundamental right to receive medical treatment.
Warrant 0: parents have higher rights
Warrant 1: parents' rights shouldn't be higher
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: Children have the fundamental right to receive medical treatment.
Warrant 0: children's fundamental rights shouldn't trump parental rights
Warrant 1: children's fundamental rights shouldn't be trumped parental rights
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: A direct result of permitting parents to opt out for religious reasons or etc., is the measles problem in California.
Warrant 0: people are allowed to opt out in California
Warrant 1: people are shouldn't be allowed to opt out in California
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: A direct result of permitting parents to opt out for religious reasons or etc., is the measles problem in California.
Warrant 0: The measles problem helped many children develop a natural immunity
Warrant 1: The measles problem did not help many children develop a natural immunity
Correct warrant: 0