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| Bachmann Embraces Irresponsible Anti-Vaccine Views |
| 2011-09-13 |
| h/t Instapundit Going on the offensive against Texas Governor Rick Perry for issuing an executive mandate that young girls receive a vaccine against HPV, Rep. Michele Bachman embraced the fringe (and thoroughly discredited) claim that vaccination can cause mental retardation. Details here and here. Californios It is understandable that a parent whose child experiences difficulties will be distraught and search for answers, but to give credence to the claim that vaccination causes mental retardation, autism, or other disabilities is thoroughly irresponsible. It is one thing to debate whether a state government should mandate that children are vaccinated against something like HPV, and whether a voluntary opt-out provision is protective enough of parental prerogatives. It is quite another to suggest that mandated vaccination creates serious health risks when there is no evidence to support such a claim. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 |____________|__________* |____________|______**__ |____________|__*****___ |___________*|****______ --------------------------------------------- |_________***|**________ |____******__|__________ |_*****______|__________ |**__________|__________ What would be shocking is if some vaccines did not cause serious problems for some people. The issue is rate of problem, severity, base-rate without (and that severity) and whether the cost-benefit makes sense. Apart from that, whatever the risk (however low) isn't the better prevention for STDs abstinence and monogamous relationships? It's really a morality, parents' rights issue, even if not a medical problem -- pretty different from other inoculation programs for contagious diseases . . . |
| Posted by: cingold 2011-09-13 23:35 |
| #5 My friend is a nurse she refused to give it to her daughter. Heard not-so-good things. It only covers 4 out of 89 variations. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2011-09-13 23:12 |
| #4 She never had me but this confirms my instincts were right. |
| Posted by: Rjschwarz 2011-09-13 18:29 |
| #3 Sorry, Ma'am, but I'm afraid Ron Paul! has all the insane person votes locked up already. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-09-13 15:54 |
| #2 never understood what made her think she's got the experience, resume, or standing to run for President. But then she prolly just looked at the current failure... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-09-13 15:50 |
| #1 Dear Michelle, Good night nutjob. Sincerely, Electorate |
| Posted by: Herb Gletch5821 2011-09-13 15:47 |