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Old 04-26-2010, 02:25 PM   #510
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Bioethicist Art Caplan argues that society has the right to coerce its parents to vaccinate their children even if vaccines carry a small risk. “Parents don’t have unlimited rights with respect to the welfare of their children. You can’t kill them. You can’t put them at risk of fatal disease. You can’t put them at risk of devastating disability.”

Do parents also have a duty to the welfare of others (herd immunity)?
Nope. Having children makes people into special and unique snowflakes. They must be catered to!
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