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While I understand how most of the things you listed are covered under religious freedoms, I cannot comprehend how not vaccinating a child counts towards that.

While I understand how most of the things you listed are covered under religious freedoms, I cannot comprehend how not vaccinating a child counts towards that. Not being vaccinated puts your child in direct danger of contracting a disease and further spreading it to others. First amendment rights are valid unless you are putting others in harm's way. I'm from New Hampshire and we are, by law, required to have vaccines up to date before attending the first day of school (http://www.procon.org/sourcefiles/New-Hampshire-vax-req.pdf http://www.procon.org/sourcefiles/New-Hampshire-vax-req.pdf). I've never understood why all states don't require this.

kybernetikos 12y ago
> I've never understood why all states don't require this. It makes perfect sense to me that people might be a little bit concerned about the precedent of allowing the state to mandate that they undergo a medical procedure. It surprises me that people worry about freedom issues around being forced to have medical insurance, surely being compelled by law to be vaccinated is more worrying. Bodily integrity is normally regarded as a fairly key right, and the idea that I should be held responsible for what the microorganisms in my body do later (which some in this discussion are arguing) seems pretty crazy to me.