RE: Vaccination exemption in CA, personal down, medical up
September 28, 2017 at 2:53 pm
(This post was last modified: September 28, 2017 at 3:26 pm by Succubus.)
(September 28, 2017 at 9:57 am)mh.brewer Wrote: The government makes laws to protect people (and their children) from themselves and others all of the time. Why is immunizing a child where people draw a line because of fear and junk science?
"Thousands of lives have been saved and countless injuries prevented over the years because drivers and passengers were wearing seatbelts."
"The combination of effective enforcement and hard-hitting public awareness campaigns mean that, 30 years on, the vast majority of drivers and passengers buckle up when they get in their cars."
"But, unbelievably, there are still some people who do not use a seatbelt - my message to them is simple: a seatbelt could save your life and not wearing one is just not worth the risk."
From here.
(September 28, 2017 at 2:24 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(September 28, 2017 at 10:42 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: CL, I'll ask again: if a child contracts Polio, suffers, and then dies because his/her parents made the decision not to vaccinate, would you consider those parents responsible for the death of their child? Mind you, if the child had received the Polio vaccine, they wouldn't have died of polio.
If you don't think that these hypothetical parents are 100% culpable for the suffering and death of their child, could you please explain why?
If do consider them culpable, then doesn't it follow that there should be legal ramifications for failing to provide the bare minimum of medical care as recommended by all reputable health authorities, to protect your child against 100% preventable deadly diseases?
No, I wouldn't say they are culpable for their child's death. They made a foolish decision that made their child vulnerable to the disease, yes, and unfortunately as bad luck would have it,
As bad luck would have it? If the child had been vaccinated 'luck' would have no part to play. If your face is ripped to shards going through a car windscreen is it just 'bad luck' you weren't wearing a seatbelt?
In the scenario presented by LadyForCamus, yes, their sorry arse's should go to jail. In the UK it 'should' at the very least, be involuntary manslaughter, or criminal negligence. Your legal terms may vary.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
