Smasharoo wrote:
There's no need for a law for this though. If the demand for a vaccine only day care environment is strong enough, parents can shop around for day care facilities which require this, and the day care facilities will fill that need.
Enforcing it...how? How do I make sure the day care that says they require vaccinations complies? Demand each child's private medical records and when told there's a confidentiality issue, take my kid to the day care at the other coal mine down the road?
Enforcing it...how? How do I make sure the day care that says they require vaccinations complies? Demand each child's private medical records and when told there's a confidentiality issue, take my kid to the day care at the other coal mine down the road?
Um... How do you think schools enforce this? They require that parents provide them with proof of vaccinations. What the hell? You can't be this stupid. The day care requires proof of vaccination prior to a child being allowed to attend. They then ensure all of their customers that only those with vaccinations are allowed to attend. Done. You don't need a law requiring any day care to do this. Those that do can advertise that they do. Those that don't, cant. Existing law already provides a mechanism to deal with businesses which make false promises to their customers. There is absolutely zero need for a special law for this case.
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Vaccines for contagious disease should be mandated. It's conceptually identical to not allowing people to defecate on the subway, it's in no way a personal liberty issue.
Remember all those times when I kept saying that liberals can't tell the difference between laws which prohibit actions and laws which mandate them? This is another of those times.
They are not in any way conceptually identical. They are, in fact, a perfect example of the dividing line between legitimate and illegitimate government power in a free society. And in case I'm not being clear enough, that dividing line is the point between making it illegal to perform an act which harms others in society, and requiring you to perform an act which benefits others in society. The first is a correct use of government power in a free society. The second is not. Therefore that should be the point at which we stop. Well, if we care about people's rights that is.
Edited, Dec 9th 2014 12:49pm by gbaji