In Jain Dharma, aparigraha means non-attachment, not the forced surrender of something that is necessary for life and protection.

If the medicine is needed to save your child, then giving it away and causing harm to your child would not be proper under Jain principles, because ahimsa and responsibility toward dependent beings come first. Jain ethics do not ask a person to become careless about the life of a child in the name of detachment.

So the right Jain approach is:

• Do not be attached to the medicine as “mine.”
• But do not abandon duty toward your child.
• If possible, help the other person in another way.
• If there is extra medicine or a safe alternative, sharing is noble.
• If giving it away would endanger your child, then keeping it for the child is justified.

So, aparigraha is not self-harm. It is freedom from possessiveness, while still acting with karuna, vivek, and ahimsa.