Some people say that parents should decide on what kind of medical care their children should receive, while others believe that this is the state’s responsibility Discuss both views and give your opinion

Although

almost everyone agrees about the necessity to provide children with the best

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, there is some dispute about whether parents or the government should decide what that

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is. My own view is that while governments may adopt a general policy for children’s medical

care

, parents should normally have the ultimate say. There are good grounds for arguing that the state should decide on the form of medical provision for children. One of these is that typically the state is better able to make informed decisions because it has access to all the latest medical research. Another is that occasionally there are epidemics in schools and it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that illnesses should not be spread unnecessarily. In

this

case, it might justifiably order compulsory vaccination.

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Equally, there

is a very strong argument for allowing parents to decide on what

care

their children receive.

This

is because one extremely important principle is that everyone should have the right to choose what

care

they receive. For children who are too young to make their own choice, it is only natural that their parents should make that decision for them.

This

is particularly important for families that come from a culture where certain medical interventions

such

as blood transfusions are forbidden. In

this

case, it seems quite wrong for the government to order something that may go against religious beliefs. In conclusion, I do accept that there are good reasons for the state to outline what

care

children should receive, but parents should be able to have the

last

word particularly when religious principles are at stake.