The parents must take their three other children to a medical doctor within two weeks, and follow whatever advice the doctor gives. It's the latest twist in an ongoing battle over whether parents have the right to choose alternative care for their kids—even if it might put them at risk.

The story began back in 2012, when 18-month-old Ezekiel Stephan died after suffering from meningitis. His parents, David and Collet Stephan, are proponents of alternative medicine (David's family owns a multi-million dollar company that sells natural remedies).

Rather than take him to a doctor, they consulted a naturopath and spent two weeks treating him with alternative remedies including hot pepper smoothies and echinacea tinctures.

Eventually, when Ezekiel began to have trouble breathing, they took him to a hospital, but the toddler suffered brain damage and died. Both parents were charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life and, after a trial this spring, found guilty.