- Mar 2, 2014
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I know I come to Fierce Board for a lot of boring real life stuff, but there are a lot of smart people here whose opinions I really respect, so you'll have to forgive me.
I'm writing a research paper in English that's worth 30% of my grade, and the topic I chose was the right of parents to choose whether or not they vaccinate their kids. It felt like a good idea at the time, as it's current and controversial (which is what the professor was looking for), and there are a lot of hard facts and scholarly articles arguing both sides.
In Louisiana there is a law that in order to attend a public school (including public universities), one must meet a vaccination requirement. I tried to find such legislature in other states, but not much came up, although I could not be looking in the right place. It's always seemed like a no-brainer to me that a parent would be all for vaccinating their children, but the more I study it, I can at least see where those that are anti-vaccines are coming from. I also don't know anyone personally who is against it. The side I chose to argue in the paper was pro-vaccinating, because IMO the good outweighs the bad.
My three points are:
1. Not vaccinating one's child puts other children at risk.
2. There's no hard evidence linking vaccines to disorders such as Autism, which is a common argument made.
3. Vaccines work to protect future generations and can even eradicate diseases completely, such as with smallpox.
I'd love to hear opinions of actual parents on this matter, especially any parents that may be against it. I feel like articles on the Internet can only give me so much. Thanks in advance for your time!
I'm writing a research paper in English that's worth 30% of my grade, and the topic I chose was the right of parents to choose whether or not they vaccinate their kids. It felt like a good idea at the time, as it's current and controversial (which is what the professor was looking for), and there are a lot of hard facts and scholarly articles arguing both sides.
In Louisiana there is a law that in order to attend a public school (including public universities), one must meet a vaccination requirement. I tried to find such legislature in other states, but not much came up, although I could not be looking in the right place. It's always seemed like a no-brainer to me that a parent would be all for vaccinating their children, but the more I study it, I can at least see where those that are anti-vaccines are coming from. I also don't know anyone personally who is against it. The side I chose to argue in the paper was pro-vaccinating, because IMO the good outweighs the bad.
My three points are:
1. Not vaccinating one's child puts other children at risk.
2. There's no hard evidence linking vaccines to disorders such as Autism, which is a common argument made.
3. Vaccines work to protect future generations and can even eradicate diseases completely, such as with smallpox.
I'd love to hear opinions of actual parents on this matter, especially any parents that may be against it. I feel like articles on the Internet can only give me so much. Thanks in advance for your time!