Abstaining from Vaccination should NOT be a right

[Shell B]

Compulsory vaccination was an informed decision.

Yeah, that someone else made for other people. That's not necessarily informed.

By countries where it was, and by mimicing our policies even though we could not write their laws.

You'll have to cite an example of this. Not enforcing our policies or even mimicking them was a major setback. Again, in the wiki article you quoted.

Sure is, but we're talking about vaccinating against diseases you are likely to come into contact with, and why it just might be a good idea to enforce the mandatory vaccination statutes much more strictly.

Are we? You've been talking about smallpox. The chances of me coming into contact with it are slim, as with many other deadly viruses.

Care to be more specific?

You're arguing from a position of pimping vaccinations, so to speak. I have no problems with vaccinations, only with you making people take them.

No, Shell, I don't, because that's already been established, by the Supreme Court....in the link i just gave you..........

The Supreme Court established that the states have a right to establish their own legislation in the matter. The federal government has since recommended that the vaccine stop being administered to the general public. That was during an outbreak of proportions we do not see in the modern world. Don't say that is because of vaccinations because antibiotics, sanitization and travel policies are just as important and two of the three are not enforced on a population-wide basis.

Happiness, wtf? Again, already established, in the same place that the above was established.

See above.

Yes, we did, and I already gave you the link. The Supreme Court's (and subsequent State's) decisions in the matter, and the science that backs up those decisions aren't my will.

We're not arguing science, Rhythm. We're arguing whether people should be forced into having something injected into their bodies because someone else said so.

You're the one arguing for someones personal will here, not me. What's the deal, you can't argue the issue directly and so you'd rather argue about me imposing my will? Well make another thread.

I have been arguing the issue directly. You have been arguing against an anti-vaxxer who isn't here.

I thought we were discussing public health policy, vaccinations, and whether or not those exemptions we allow are a good idea.

I am arguing that. You are arguing that vaccinations are good. Established. Moving on.

[/quote]Care to elaborate upon the outbreak in Great Britain? What was the cause?
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My apologies. The last one in Europe was in Yugoslavia, though there were several outbreaks in Britain after their mandatory vaccination policy was put in place.

I realize you probably want to reference the single case, as it would help your argument. However, a single case is not an outbreak.

Also from your source:

Australia and New Zealand are two notable exceptions; neither experienced endemic smallpox and never vaccinated widely, relying instead on protection by distance and strict quarantines.

What was that about developed countries?