Quote:
Originally Posted by Nyah
The sad part is that there is an overwhelming amount of BS 'science' & misinformation out there. If you're making the decision for yourself, then sure, it's up to you. But if your child has a highly treatable disease, that's generally deadly if left untreated, and you decide that you did enough Internet research to come to the conclusion that you can naturally treat your child with food & environment changes...I think there's a huge problem. It heads into the 'failing to provide the necessities of life' category.
|
While I agree with you I would prefer a society with ignorance and mistaken conclusions over fascism and mandatory medical treatments. We can learn from other people's mistakes but if the government can force people to receive treatment that's a dark line that gets crossed. Things like in the movie changeling become possible where people are diagnosed based on political motivation and misdiagnosis is likely.
Analogy of securing my own house or soldiers standing on the street guarding everything. Self-regulated decision making is better than bureaucratic mandates, mistakes as a result from ignorance are much better than mistakes resulting from the removal of liberty and freewill. People are responsible for their own children, not the government.