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Libertarian leaning folks will say that forcing people to receive injections at the mandate of a government with a past history of abuse is an infringement of i
by judah 7y ago
Libertarian leaning folks will say that forcing people to receive injections at the mandate of a government with a past history of abuse is an infringement of individual liberty.
Vaccines have undoubtedly saved millions of lives and eradicated numerous deadly diseases. But whether the government should make it illegal to refuse vaccines is not only a question of health, but one of individual liberty. The answer may be, "public health is more important than individual liberty", but this gets into a gray area.
- throwaway5752 7y agoA bunch of ostensibly libertarian people were all about putting that Ebola infected nurse in Texas in prison in the name of public health, contrary to the opinion of the medical community. Maybe a few people that call themselves libertarians just like libertarian ideals when they overlap with areas of self-interest.
- judah 7y agoThat may be so, but it wouldn't matter much. People are messy. I've never met someone who is 100% consistent in their values.