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 not allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: Adults can make their own health choices but children should be protected by the state.
Warrant 0: state protective law allow parents to fully exercise their religion on behalf of their children
Warrant 1: state protective law doesn't allow parents to fully exercise their religion on behalf of their children
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should not allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: Refusing medical care will lead to widespread disease and death.
Warrant 0: God created life
Warrant 1: God created disease and death
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: People should be allowed to adhere to their religious beliefs.
Warrant 0: they cannot do so while still doing all they can to keep their children safe and alive
Warrant 1: they can do so while still doing all they can to keep their children safe and alive
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should not allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: Miraculous healing doesn't replace medicine.
Warrant 0: the healing is miraculous to those that believe
Warrant 1: the healing is only miraculous to those that believe
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should not allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: Adults can make their own health choices but children should be protected by the state.
Warrant 0: parents make up the state
Warrant 1: parents are subject to the laws of the state
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should not allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: When freedom hurts society, it should be curtailed for society's sake.
Warrant 0: a parent refusing medical care for their child  hurts society.
Warrant 1: a parent refusing medical care for their child doesn't hurt society.
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: People should be allowed to adhere to their religious beliefs.
Warrant 0: a child is not likely old enough to have properly questioned and established their own religious beliefs
Warrant 1: a child is old enough to have properly questioned and established their own religious beliefs
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Parents' religious beliefs should not allow them to refuse medical care for their children
Reason: Refusing medical care for your children is child abuse.
Warrant 0: this is the case if religious beliefs are involved
Warrant 1: this is not the case if religious beliefs are involved
Correct warrant: 0