This will invariably lead to the argument whether government can or should mandate vaccinations.
Currently parents probably cannot be prosecuted for not vaccinating their kids. I think they should be (child endangerment comes to mind, kind of like putting the child in the car without a special car seat).
But in all likely-hood I can see easier laws being passed that might exclude un-vaccinated people from various venues. Travel (flying is not a right apparently), schools, hospitals, doctors' offices, concerts. "Show your vaccinations card and come and enjoy the music" kind of deal. Parents throwing birthday parties for their kids and checking vaccination cards at the door. Pretty strange, but maybe more viable that forcing vaccinations otherwise (forced medical treatment).
Or to look at it anther way, what is the legal precedent of parents refusing medical treatment over religious beliefs? You know let "Jesus un-break her arm instead of the doctor". Maybe this is in the same category.
Currently parents probably cannot be prosecuted for not vaccinating their kids. I think they should be (child endangerment comes to mind, kind of like putting the child in the car without a special car seat).
But in all likely-hood I can see easier laws being passed that might exclude un-vaccinated people from various venues. Travel (flying is not a right apparently), schools, hospitals, doctors' offices, concerts. "Show your vaccinations card and come and enjoy the music" kind of deal. Parents throwing birthday parties for their kids and checking vaccination cards at the door. Pretty strange, but maybe more viable that forcing vaccinations otherwise (forced medical treatment).
Or to look at it anther way, what is the legal precedent of parents refusing medical treatment over religious beliefs? You know let "Jesus un-break her arm instead of the doctor". Maybe this is in the same category.