California Passes SB 277 Forcing All Children To Get Vaccinated

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(05-16-2015, 03:44 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I  always have mixed feelings about this sort of thing. There is the part of me in favor of smaller government that says that this one is okay because it is at the state level, but on the federal level it would be a gross intrusion on the lives of the citizenry.

But there is the part of me that recognizes just how much harm can come from the public health with only a small percentage of children not being vaccinated.

I agree with the ideas of people should not be told what they have to do by a government with their bodies, but when it can cause an epidemic and effect others in a harmful way they should be able to step in. The smoking in public places laws also sort of fall under this topic because granted it is their body, but it is causing harm to others around them.