Parental Rights

On a personal level, I really don’t care if you vaccinate your child or not. I am not one that believes vaccinations should be mandated. I believe it should be left to the states to create law, and up to the citizens to decide and vote on that law.

I am entirely for states rights on most issues. There does come a time when federal intervention is needed. For example, the Defense of Marriage Act would be a classic example. The further our society strays from Biblical principles, the more often we may need to create legislation to bring us back to those principles, or to defend what we have been able to take for granted.

But I do not believe vaccines is one that should be dealt with at the federal level.

With that said, if we are not careful we will lose our right to choose as parents. If this movement continues without regard to gathering correct information, they will lose all credibility, and any valid points they do have. If people refuse to educate themselves with proven science and instead opt for emotional opinions and left wing bloggers, the government will end up forcing themselves upon us. It is only if we stay truly informed, committed to common sense will we be effective in keeping our freedom in this area. Go ahead and take a stand against an unnecessary vaccine, such as Gardasil, but don’t include in that refusal a vaccination that has proven to be effective with little side effects, such as small pox, measles, mumps and now even chicken pox.  The true facts here ARE in favor of the vaccine!  Educate yourselves and quit believing lies. The benefit to risk ratio is overwhelmingly in favor of the vaccine!. .