In APGovernment today we sat and argued about this the entire hour. There is a thirteen year old boy with cancer who's refusing Chemotherapy because of his religion. His entire family refuses to let him get it. Without it there is a 90% chance that he will die and with it there is a 95% chance that he will live. I was just wondering what your guys' opinions are about when is it right for the government to impede on the right to religion and when it isn't.
I personally believe that the parents don't have the right to make that decision for him and that he as a thirteen year old doesn't have the right state of mind to be able to decide for himself yet. To me the answer is obvious to give him the Chemo.
Some arguments from the other side were that in the family's mind he can either die and go to heaven or die later and burn in hell for all eternity and the freedom of religion reigns supreme no matter what.
Sooo what does everybody else think about this? People in my class got really heated and rude and angry haha
I personally believe that the parents don't have the right to make that decision for him and that he as a thirteen year old doesn't have the right state of mind to be able to decide for himself yet. To me the answer is obvious to give him the Chemo.
Some arguments from the other side were that in the family's mind he can either die and go to heaven or die later and burn in hell for all eternity and the freedom of religion reigns supreme no matter what.
Sooo what does everybody else think about this? People in my class got really heated and rude and angry haha