^^but it's basically child abuse. I assume you're against other forms of child abuse, even if it doesn't affect you or your children.

5/12/2016 1:10:26 PM

I view this in much the same way that I view people who try to pray away a broken leg. It's negligence at best and should be viewed as abuse. You are the designated guardian and decision maker for that child, but they are not property for you to do as you will. They are still afforded legal protection from harm and a reasonable standard of care.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if your opinion is idiotic it shouldn't carry much weight. It's always fun when the two opposite sides of the same dumb coin come together on an issue. You've got people who believe the earth is 4000 years old and people who believe that crystals can heal them.

5/12/2016 5:59:10 PM

But at the same time, it's kinda scary when the government can mandate that you put certain chemicals in yours or your child's body. I'm definitely pro-vaccination, and I do agree that it is negligence when children aren't vaccinated.

We're collecting quite a few mandates these days.

5/12/2016 9:34:08 PM

The whole point of laws and mandates is to protect individual rights. Failing to vaccinate yourself or your child places others at risk and potentially infringes on those rights.

Also, we're talking about vaccines, not 'certain chemicals' (whatever those are). Vaccines with long and well documented histories of safety and effectiveness. Obviously, there's nothing preventing some future vaccine or batch of vaccines from being unsafe for whatever reason. But it's clear at this point the issue would be with that particular vaccine and not vaccines in general.

5/13/2016 11:01:02 AM