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FBN’s Judge Andrew Napolitano discusses whether parents should be forced to vaccinate their children.
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-- whooping cough measles diphtheria.
All those diseases on making a comeback.
Parents what about a completely unfounded linked to autism are not getting their children vaccinated.
Should the government require them to be -- accident when does postal freedom.
-- As the judges here he's got a new book out today written today.
It's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong before so nice to hear you say that story.
I thought I would leave it acting as the thought valuable -- had generated a cap.
Now you're -- -- -- Begin -- freedom that is you'll principled.
Definite you know that's you yes all of outpost called liberty and individual freedom yet gone it.
Is there a case to be made.
But insisting.
That parents have that children vaccinated so we can truly eradicate these -- Definitely diseases yes.
The -- -- there is because the highest rate the highest personal freedom is the right to live and at some point the child's right to live healthy is a great.
Live a healthy life.
Is a greater rate and the right -- the parents to regulate their child and the behavior true opponents are gonna say what -- Euro allowing the government to force the injection of a substance -- -- I -- I don't know I -- know I know that sounds terrific and I wouldn't -- -- -- -- -- case by case basis but but remember.
That there are there are rights and our rights the greatest threat is the right to live in my view of the typical lexicon.
Of of libertarians the right of parents -- raising children as they see fit is a very very high right.
But it is not the highest right.
Apparent couldn't do something to harm the child and -- -- -- I have a right to do that -- champion part of the -- you can't cause physical -- you can't impaired their their morality.
You can't impair their health.
By denying them.
They the -- sound scientifically.
Demonstrated.
Needed medicines in order to make their way through society and -- -- let me ask you a broader Christian you're talking about the parents right but isn't there are also don't my personal rights and at the place where -- right it.
Impose something harmful our society and -- kids aren't getting vaccinated and and they are endangering other kids who might did He wanted.
Did -- -- put you up.
Let's see how far can unfortunately we think the right -- same way.
Think about it in in my world the government exists to preserve natural rights.
And your natural rights would be impaired if my children are bringing a deadly disease in your company or in the company of your children so at some point.
Yes.
Leave the government does have the right.
To do what's best for the child against the parents -- so as a condition for attending school you would say OK you've got -- you gonna be vaccinated against diphtheria against measles whooping -- back -- -- -- -- that or you have to demonstrate a sufficient immunity if there's some other way of doing I don't I don't wanna get into the Madison because I'm -- -- -- -- -- -- university speaking generally -- I would -- -- -- -- -- most rational people would -- -- -- -- taking.
Time bomb and -- to some bizarre belief.
The vaccines are going to cause these elements this is not to say that I would back -- governor Perry did this is not to say that government consider this class of people's gonna get this vaccine.
Thirty seconds.
-- It's unfortunate though because then the Arab immediate stories out there that say these.
Immunizations -- not worked at duke was -- -- Susan and people claim religious rights and religious beliefs and allow their children to go to school without them and that unfortunately I think harms the rest of us.
They want to claim that religious belief that -- have to keep the child away from of the children and a what they can claim that religion is a big claim that religious belief that government can't interfere with -- -- north and that child spread that -- and none of SF has an accurate picture and the Childs.
Has writes the child has the right to say you know what I'd rather be healthy them believe in the strategy but we don't want to give a lawyer hasn't -- -- from the majority complain about moment dad that's what we'll come to that's what we'll come to let the child will sue the parent for the right to be free from the parent get the -- doing well until this.
I'm not suggesting that this -- -- -- state of affairs and that's where we'll go.
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