Vaccine Argumentative Essay

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“paramount right in the world." Chief Justice Robin Davis summed up the case in one simple question. “Why does a natural parent have to prove fitness when she has never been found unfit?" he asked.
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We looked at the pros and cons and even considering global perspective and the possibility that autism for example is linked to toxins in the environment in an attempt to answer the question should any vaccines be required for children. All viewpoints provided valid arguments. Vaccine supporters believe in herd immunity and that vaccines are safe. Opposition has undeniable causal evidence between vaccines and injuries and that vaccines contain objectionable material. Globally, vaccines have saved millions and we are feeding millions
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After I returned I “felt different” nothing measurable but was lumped together with everyone else returning with Gulf War Syndrome. 1993 my first son was born as a premature by 10 weeks. He had a diaphragmatic hernia (a hole in the diaphragm that allows the intestines to enter the chest). His story is more interesting than mine, as he was “Born Twice” and is pictured in US News and Health Reports. As expected he had developmental issues secondary to being a preemie and having a hernia. His personality oddities were finally diagnosed later as Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). His autism not only affect him but affects the whole family by adding layers of tension. Autism is a disabling disease. My son has had continued health issues throughout his 21 years of life climaxing last year when he spent seven months in the various hospitals. His care to date is probably close to $3 million. I will never know if my environmental exposures or vaccines or my wife’s vaccines are linked to his GI issues or autism. But I understand and support anyone who ops out them. Ron Paul, MD, former US Representative (R-TX), said it best, "intimately personal medical decisions should not be made by government… Freedom over one’s physical person is the most basic freedom of all, and people in a free society should be sovereign over their own bodies. When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we in

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