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SHOULD A PARENT BE PROSECUTED IF THEY DENY MEDICAL TREATMENT TO THEIR CHILDREN? WHY?

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Yes. It’s a parents legal duty to take their kids to the doctor. For them to deny their kids medical treatment I think they should be prosecuted
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A child under the age of 18 who lives independently without the support of parents and makes his or her own day-to-day decisions may petition the court for emancipation. If granted, the minor will have the same legal rights as an adult, including the right to consent to (and refuse) medical treatment.

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