Is it fair to take away a parents right to not vaccinate their children?

Question

I have 3 children, and I do not vaccinate. I dont plan on it, unless further research is done to prove to me it doesnt cause *enter whole host of child-hood diseases* .

I recently read there is a bill in California about taking away a parents right to choose.

I wanna know what people would think it was ok for the government to FORCE parents into giving their children ANYTHING, let alone POISON. (And no, it is NOT mandatory already, people just think that, their are waivers you can sign, Ive signed lots :) ).

Shouldnt I have the right to protect my child the way I feel is best? What group is pushing for this?

That "LITTLE fever" caused my MIL to become epileptic at 10. She died last June at 44 years old from a siezure. :) One of MANY reasons my children WONT get vaccines (Besides for the fact that they have ALUMINUM, and FERMELDAHYDE (known cancer causing agents) in them)

Actually, my kids go out of the house from birth to get aquainted if you will, with germys. And guess what, they are healthy kids. I have 22 month old twins, and a 9 month old. I have dealt with a few ear infections. My son had 3, count them 3, in a row. The third one I gave tylonal for comfort, but did not do antibiotics since the first 2 rounds did nothing. Guess what? His ear drum burst, drained, and its been a little over a year since he has had one. The first 3 were within 2 months old each other. His body NATURALLY got rid of it.

Actually in ALL 50 states children CAN and DO go to public schools who are not vaccinated. They send your kids home making you believe it is mandatory, which they themselves probabaly believe it is mandatory, but it is not. All 50 states have exemptions.

If you have so much faith in vaccinations, why are you afraid of my child catching a disease that is supposedly GONE, and giving it to your VACCINATED child?

Many things are increased since vaccines have been "mandatory", including SIDS, autism, childhood allergys, add/adhd, learning difficulties, ezema, asthma, ect. HUGE increase.

Answer 1

Even though the Fed says that the CIA does not operate on American soil they are lying.
The CIA will probably be knocking on your door and will cart you and your children away for being unAmerican and not believing the government. Shame on you for not being one of the blind sheep.

Answer 2

I agree with you. Any parent should do their research before they decide what should/shouldn't be put into thier child. Not doing so would be neglect on the parents part. You wouldn't just feed your kids something because the TV commercial said you should would you? I am thinking the groups pushing for the manditory thing "think" that they have the kids best intrest at heart. Thats great and all but when should the goverment have control over what should be a parents choice? As you said they are not real sure what side affects some vaccinations have long term and of course there are diffrent moral issues involved. No the goverment should be able to control how we raise or what we give our kids, I thought this was America.

Answer 3

I do not believe in forced immunization either. There has not been sufficient testing done to see what these immunizations can cause. There is also mercury in these shots. Autism is now found in 1 in every 104 boys born in the U.S. Just a few short years ago it was 1 in every 10000.

The new one for the girls to prevent cervical cancer has not really been tested so that they know if there may be long term effects. In fact, most medication is not tested long enough to be out on the market.

I have a feeling part of the push for this is that the immigration has increased and something as simple as measles can be deadly to some people.

Answer 4

It depends on whether there are communicable diseases involved that are a possible threat to the general public. You may have a case if the safety of the public is not involved and the safety of a specific vaccination is known to be in question. But a blanket rejection of vaccinations just because you feel like it? Just because you think it's best and you know better than the Health officials? No! You are putting your child and the general public at risk and setting decades of human Health development and control projects in deferment.

Answer 5

Yes, you should definitely have the right! Every parent has the right to choose what their children are exposed to.

Even though I personally believe in vaccines, I know in Australia some vaccines are available in oral form rather than injection form - looking into this option might be able to curb some of your fears? But I'm not sure whether it would bring any less risk of childhood diseases.

Anyway good luck to you, I'm sure there's some local cause or petition you can join to oppose this.

Answer 6

It's better to be safe than sorry. I have had all four of my children immunized. The benefits by far out way the side effects. I feel that I would be doing my children an injustice by not getting them their shots...In my perspective, that's NEGLECT. I also don't want my children going to school around children who have not been protected from disease. If that sounds prejudiced, then so be it. They're my kids.

You need to research a little further before you go spouting off about the dangers of the vaccine "poisons". This link addresses every point you made and blows it completely out of the water.
http://www.immunizationinfo.org/immunization_issues_detail.cfv?id=52

Read the Misinformation section...you may just change your mind.

I don't want you to think I am personally attacking you. I don't know you. However, you posted the question loaded with accusations based on information that is not accurate. We have a difference of opinion....the difference is, I can back mine up with actual medical facts.

Answer 7

I think the child abuse comment is interesting. It is similar to parents withholding treatment for diseases on religious grounds.

You should do some research on "herd immunity". It is a phenomenon that contributed to the eradication of polio and small pox.

The idea of herd immunity is that the less prevalent that a virus is in society (because everyone is vaccinated instead of some), the less likely it is to evolve into a vaccine resistant strain.

Of course, the great success of the small pox and polio vaccines is very compelling evidence that Darwin was right. So, if you object to Darwin's theory, don't vaccinate your kids. We can all suffer for it if enough Neanderthals go along with you.

Sorry for getting snippy. America's anti-science culture that is led by the republicans is kind of getting to me.

Answer 8

Child rights are always a difficult subject. But the government should not force you to do anything to yourself or your children. Believe it or not, the government does not know best! Immunization has a lot of arguments for or against it, and it's everyone's right to choose. What if the kid grows up and didn't want to be immunized in the first place? Also, there will probably ALWAYS be a religious exception to the rule, so why shouldn't there be a way to opt-out of something for a non-religious reason?

Answer 9

No, I don't think anybody has the right to order you to do something you don't believe in. On the other hand those vaccinations have done far more good than harm in eradicating some horrible diseases that I don't want to see back in existance ever again.

Answer 10

Research has proved that some diseases can be obliterated or controlled by vaccines. Don't you think it's selfish to subject other people to diseases that you know are killers because of your beliefs. You probably only bathe once a month.

Answer 11

The group that's pushing for it is the group that doesn't want Polio once again running rampant all over the world. It's the group that doesn't want the measles and the mumps to become common illnesses again.
Answer me this--would you rather get an immunization that has a small chance of giving you a rash and a fever TEMPORARILY, or would you prefer to acquire tetanus, or whooping cough or...I'm sure you get the point.