Pros And Cons Of Mandatory Vaccines

If you knew that having your child vaccinated could result in possible health problems, such as: diabetes and seizures, would you get them vaccinated? Vaccines should not be mandatory for children. Not only can a child already handle most infections naturally, but vaccines can also trigger health problems. “Today it is rare for a doctor to see a case of diphtheria, much less have a child die from it. (Vaccinations for Children, Why and When From medicinecabinet.com)” The diseases that were once dreaded tremendously have now been around long enough, for it to have become less threatening. An immunization for a disease that is now incredibly rare and barely a threat to a child’s life, doesn't quite make sense. A child’s immune system can already defend it from possible …show more content…
(Should Vaccines be Required for Children? From ProCon.org)”. These passionate supporters claim that parents are prosecutable for “criminally negligent homicide”. No matter how passionate the supporters may be, however, there is still the fact that those are their opinions. Meanwhile, it is a fact that making vaccines mandatory would be violating a parent’s right to make choices for their child’s welfare. Many say that choosing to vaccinate should be a decision left to parents rather than the state. Additionally, some parents have reasons, like religious reasons, as to why they may not have their child vaccinated. Accusing a parent of murder (like legal experts that affirm the idea of mandatory vaccines say is fine) when they are following their religious belief, is basically invalidating the parent’s and child’s religion. Doing that can be considered as another violation of a right, specifically freedom of religion. So do not prosecute a parent for choosing to have their child unvaccinated. It is simply their right as a