An infant’s interest in nutrition constitutes a right against parents

Evidence

The reason parents have a duty to nourish their infant is not arbitrary. It is because the infant has an interest — a real, weighty, morally significant interest — in not starving. That interest grounds the duty. And if the interest grounds the duty, the interest constitutes a right. — , The Rod and the Child, 7678

Categorization

• XREF: Ties to the series’ core argument that children’s protection is grounded in entitlement rather than adult discretion — connects to: Children’s rights must be balanced against parental religious liberty. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 9370; Children can be forced to eat disgusting food by abusive parents. — Dave Pelzer, A Child Called ‘It’, 137; Children constitute a political constituency constitutionally unable to enforce their own rights — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 10130

Related

• Children’s rights must be balanced against parental religious liberty. (similarity 0.81)
• Children can be forced to eat disgusting food by abusive parents. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Children’s rights must be balanced against parental religious liberty. #complicates (0.65) — , The Rod and the Child, 9370
• Children can be forced to eat disgusting food by abusive parents. #exemplifies (0.55) — Dave Pelzer, A Child Called ‘It’, 137
• Children constitute a political constituency constitutionally unable to enforce their own rights #expands (0.45) — , The Rod and the Child, 10130