Girl dies of stupid parents

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Except for when they don't.

Who decides that?

A dedicated team of individuals that may include a combination of social workers, medical practitioners including consultants from oncology and pediatrics, other family members and so on.

When parents absolve themselves of caring for their children (children in the care system) then the state and/or foster parents become the de facto guardians until a child is found adoptive parents or is kicked out of the care system at 18 (or whatever age is relevant).

I think, Lek, you see the world in black and white terms where things are either 'good' or they're not. That's not reality, not anywhere, not even for you. You can make yourself think 'parents knows best', but the sheer number of children in the care system for example evidences this is to be a demonstrable delusion.

Where, then, does this leave us with the topic forwarded by the OP? It leaves us with the consideration that, when given a choice between embarking on a course of action that has a 75%~ chance of something happening and another course of action where the guaranteed result is death, a parent who chooses the later is in breach of the notion that 'a parent always knows best'.