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09-12-2012, 03:27 AM
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I know.. but my point wasn't that people should avoid vaccines because they pose a tiny risks. Like I said, I don't advocate avoiding them, because the risks ARE small.
But I also feel that forcing a vaccine into someone is disgustingly immoral. If everything was done like that, because it's better on a wider scale... The world would be a very scary place and I would want no part of it.
It's better to just encourage people through means other than forcing them. There are plenty of studies done on how to motivate people to do things, and it's a lot better than holding down people and forcing a needle into them. It's just inhumane.
But let me just repeat again: I don't advocate avoiding vaccines! x_x Just because I don't want people to be forced into them, it doesn't mean I'm against them.
I pretty much feel the same as you. I've avoided posting my opinions on vaccinations thus far, because I've struggled to work out how to express them in the context of this discussion.

This is going to sounds a bit dithery, but here goes: I feel as strongly as BM that vaccinations are vital and that not vaccinating children is tantamount to child abuse. I agree with OANST (but not quite as strongly) that forcing someone to have a vaccination against their will is wrong. What's the answer? Fucked if I know!
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