Except it’s usually not the antivaxxers’ body, is it? It’s their children’s bodies. (No one’s forcing adults to be vaccinated.) This is just another example of how antivaxxers view their children as property or an extension of themselves.https://twitter.com/MsheArt2_Mia/status/1209981538391203841 …
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But the flip side implies a child's body is the property of the State. The bottom line is, kids belong to (or are wards of) their parents, who should be empowered to make ALL decisions on their behalf until they reach an age of reason. Whether out not we agree with them.
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“Belong to the parents”? Freudian slip there? No, parental rights are not absolute, nor should they be. Children are separate beings with rights of their own, among them the right to proper medical care.
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In the case of abuse or medical neglect, society has an obligation to step in and correct that. Consider this: If parents are treating their child with type 1 diabetes with prayer instead of insulin, are their “rights” absolute? If yes, tough luck for the child, who will die.
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No, in such a case, the state has not only the right, but the obligation, to step in and see that the child gets proper medical care. Ditto in the case of a child with cancer whose parents are treating him with homeopathy instead of science-based oncology care.
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Failure to vaccinate, barring legitimate medical contraindications, is arguably medical neglect.
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