Spring 2010 101 Research: Vaccinations
Worries About Child Vaccinations
Gary Null and Martin Feldman. "Some Worries About Childhood Vaccinations Are Legitimate." At Issue: Should Vaccinations be Mandatory?. Ed. Noël Merino. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 25 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010616203&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.
People engaged in the fight against government-mandated vaccines share their concerns here about several vaccination issues. Some of these issues include the provocation of disease, the temporary immunity of vaccines, the economic/legal issues, state laws, and the freedom to choose.
Joanna Raustein
Threaten Religious Freedom
Mathew D. Staver. "Mandatory Vaccinations Threaten Religious Freedom." At Issue: Should Vaccinations be Mandatory?. Ed. Noël Merino. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 25 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010616208&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.
Many people object to mandatory vaccinations for religious reasons. One reason people oppose certain vaccines is because some vaccines are made from aborted fetal tissue. People who hold religious beliefs against abortion oppose these vaccines for the same reasons they oppose abortion. Other people have deeply held religious beliefs against vaccinating in general. Unvaccinated children must not be prevented from attending school because of mandatory vaccination laws—such laws violate the right to religious freedom.
Joanna Raustein
