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John Stonestreet<\/a> – July 26, 2021<\/p>\n The Journal of Medical Ethics<\/em><\/a> recently released a formal paper in which they argued that parents should lose their rights to care for their children. The paper referenced an article by Dr. Lauren Notini showing a supposed benefit in treating minors with so-called gender-affirming surgeries.<\/p>\n To be clear, \u201cgender-affirming surgeries\u201d is a nomenclature for surgery that actually is gender-denying, in which a surgery performed changes the body in a mutilating and permanent way. To cut through the terminology, what\u2019s being said is that there is a benefit to allowing a thirteen-year-old the right to determine if she should have a mastectomy in order to affirm her inner self. Yes, you heard that right. Thirteen-year-old girls in the United States of America are actually going through surgeries to remove healthy breasts. The discussion is whether parents should have the right to interfere.<\/p>\n The Journal of Medical Ethics<\/em> argues that parents should not have the right to interfere, that they should not be able to guide their children in any way other than full affirmation, that they shouldn\u2019t even be allowed into the conversation, that doctors should be free to treat minors without parental consent and parental influence.<\/p>\n So, what is the actual role and right of parents in light of these developing so-called \u201crights of children\u201d? My friend Katy Faust recently tackled this question in a What Would You Say? video: Do Children\u2019s Rights Override Parental Rights?<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>Below is an edited transcript of Katy\u2019s talk:<\/p>\n You\u2019re in a conversation and someone says, \u201cWe have to respect the rights of children. No-one, not even their parents should be allowed to interfere with their sexual autonomy.\u201d Children\u2019s rights are absolutely crucial. But does that mean parents shouldn\u2019t be able to direct their children\u2019s education and medical care? No.<\/em><\/p>\n Many people have only heard the term \u201cchildren\u2019s rights\u201d misused. It\u2019s no wonder when top-tier U.N. agencies including UNICEF and the W.H.O. use the phrase to primarily promote the\u00a0sexual\u00a0rights of children. For example, some professionals argue that children have a right to harmful transgender treatments, even if their parents don\u2019t agree. But just because the term \u201cchildren\u2019s rights\u201d has been misused doesn\u2019t negate the reality that children have\u00a0natural rights. Natural rights spring from our nature as human beings; what we need as a human person; and what we owe other humans, which can be called justice. Natural rights exist independent of custom or legal convention. When we apply that natural law framework, we see that indeed\u00a0children have rights. It\u2019s helpful to apply the three rules that confirm a rights test to determine whether this \u201cright\u201d shares the three qualities to which all rights conform.<\/em><\/p>\n First, a natural right is pre-government. Second, no-one has to provide a natural right. Third, a natural right is distributed equally. In natural law theory, rights correspond to duties and obligations. Parents have a natural moral duty or obligation to care for the children that they create. Because caring for children requires making decisions on their behalf, even at times when they disagree, parental authority flows from parental obligations. Parental rights protect that authority, enabling parents to fulfill their obligations in line with the dictates of their consciences.<\/em><\/p>\n To see Katy Faust\u2019s full talk on children\u2019s rights and parents\u2019 rights on the recent What Would You Say? video, go to whatwouldyousay.org or visit breakpoint.org.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.christianheadlines.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" John Stonestreet – July 26, 2021 The Journal of Medical Ethics recently released a formal paper in which they argued that parents should lose their rights to care for their children. The paper referenced an article by Dr. Lauren Notini showing a supposed benefit in treating minors with so-called gender-affirming surgeries. 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