RE: Abstaining from Vaccination should NOT be a right
February 25, 2012 at 7:46 pm
(This post was last modified: February 25, 2012 at 7:46 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 25, 2012 at 7:35 pm)Shell B Wrote:(February 25, 2012 at 7:29 pm)Rhythm Wrote: And the carrier is doing what, exactly? Potentially infecting some people to suit their ideals.
Yep. That has to do with their own bodies. Which of the following do you propose we ban so that you can have a consistent opinion?
1. Unprotected sex by people who have been sexually active in the past year.
2. Unprotected sex by people who have not been sexually active, but who have not been tested since they began abstaining.
3. Driving by anyone who wears glasses. I mean, what if they fall off?!?!
4. Having trees in your yard. (They can fall over during hurricanes.)
5. Not brushing your teeth.
6. Not washing your hands.
7. Leaving your house if you have a cold.
The list goes on Rhythm. All of these things can hurt others and have reaching implications.
Honestly, diseases are part of the natural world. Yes, we should try to save ourselves, but what is the point if you live in a world where everything is regulated?
It's rough isn't it, deciding where it begins and ends. It's similarly rough taking the stance that it begins nowhere. Vaccinations, infectious disease, and our history with outbreaks and epidemics might justr put this one in a different box than trees falling on cars Shell, or brushing our teeth (though that ones pretty crucial too). You aren't going to give anyone smallpox by not flossing, your tree will not be giving anyone the measles anytime soon. Etc etc etc. Don't trot out the word hysterics (again) and then respond like this.
Quote:I'm not against the possible outcomes, so you can cease being irritated. I realize that I cannot control the world. I realize that infectious diseases are going to happen. Outbreaks suck and I certainly don't want to be caught in one. Am I against them? Fuck no. I might as well be against life itself if I want to be against death by natural causes.
Also, I do not think it is a bad idea just because the government mandates it. It is a bad idea because it involves injecting your body with a foreign substance and it should not be mandatory.
You can't control the world, but you can be immunized, and you can expect others to take similar precautions. This isn't an issue of controlling the world.....looks up at the hysterics remark...again.
Yes, injecting your body with a known substance of demonstrated effect and little to no possibility of harm with immense benefits for the entirety of mankind. All with extremely rigorous testing and control procedures in place. Bad idea to make something like that mandatory. Can I ask you a question, how do you feel about the pasteurization of milk?
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