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.

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Before Reading

Key words:?

medical care: health care / wellness program

state's resposibility: community's duty / nation's engagement?/ federal obligation?

Ideas:

parents:?

1) know their children better;

2) better budgeting;

3) considering special family illness or allergy

government:?

1) lower the cost;

2) eliminate pandemic;

3) setting standards

While Reading

Key words:

medical care: healthcare /?medical provision

state's resposibility: general policy

Good use of vocabulary and recommend complex structures

Linking words

Although almost everyone agrees about the necessity to provide children with the best healthcare, there is some dispute about whether parents or the government should decide what that care 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.

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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.

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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.

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After Reading

Essay structure:

government:?

1) informed decisions

2) prevent epidemics

parents:?

1) have the right to choose;

2) consider religious beliefs