[edn88]

the amazing thing is, that despite all of these carcinogens and other health dangers, human beings are living longer than ever before.

I have a child, we had him vaccinated, and with all of negative press on vaccinations, both my wife and I were nervous - but the risks were far outweighed by the positives.

Life is full of risk - and by the very decision to have a child, we entered on of the riskiest decisions we will probably ever make as it pertains to my wife (and probably child's) health. And from there, there is a risk of letting him ride in the car with us, there is a risk of letting him live in Calgary (or any urban setting). If we were to stop doing things based on risk, we wouldn't have a life.

As for Jim - he is totally entitled to his opinion, as is Jenny. He raises reasonable questions that any parent with children may have.

I think that at some point, science (and not rampant speculation) will determine what causes autisim - and until occurs all you can do is go by the existing data.