One part of the issue on parents rights to choose their child’s healthcare is vaccination.
On a recent episode of weekend edition NPR Host Scott Simon interviewed Michael Spector, author of Denialism.
Mr. Spector claims that parents who chose not to vaccinate for reasons other than religion or cultural are in denial. Mr. Spector compares not wanting to put a foreign substance in the body to eating. He states that persons who want only natural and organic foods to having a fetish. He declares they are ignoring scientific data and thinking irrationally.
I beg to differ with Mr. Spector. He does not give today’s public credit for being knowledgeable and doing research of their own. Parents are refusing immunizations because facts prove that they can do harm. They are making conscious choices to avoid complications such as poisoning from the preservatives, autism, diabetes and asthma.
Physicians have written books and articles that back up these facts.
I applaud those parents who choose go against social and government pressure not to vaccinate. Preventive Health is interpreted differently by each individual. Some consider immunizations preventive healthcare – other consider avoidance of foreign substances in their bodies preventive healthcare. As a nurse I believe some but not all vaccinations are necessary and helpful.
There is more than one right. We need to consider the good of the majority, but we also should not ignore the health and welfare of the individual. Infants are not able to decide these weighty issues on their own, especially when immunizations are started the same day they are born in the hospital. I recommend that all parents and expecting parents have careful discussions with their children’s physicians and research all sides of the issue before blindly following one camp or the other.
Not being a mother, no deep thought was given to whether or not babies should receive vaccinations upon being born. After reading your thoughts on the subject my mind has opened up to the possible dangers that may lurk in these shots.
I am not certain that I agree with you; however, I don’t disagree. Your comments have brought to the front and center the need for me to do further research in order to be able to dicuss this with enough knowledge of pro or con.
Thank you Margaret for bringing this extremely important issue to my lagging attention.
Barbara B
Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. I try to post more than one side of an issue and remain neutral in judgment when possible.
May you stay healthy,
Margaret Turley
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