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“No. At this point it becomes a legal, not medical matter.”

In this case, the parents where under community supervision (probation) which as is a legal matter. And by refusing to seek medical attention for the second child, they violated the terms of their probation.

Therefore, this case is a legal matter.

Do you still believe that these parents were acting within their rights by not seeking medical attention for their child?

It’s a dicey question. I believe that if you want to know if you have the God given right to choose to do a certain thing, try to do it. If you can do it, God gave you the right to choose to do it. It does not mean you will not suffer consequences for it both in the hereafter as well as in this earthly body.

So they were acting within their God given rights, but the state limits those rights. The real question may be, what God given parental rights does the state have the constitutional authority to limit? And everyone has a different opinion on that one. I think most of us here think this pair crossed the line.