“Ordinarily I wouldn’t question others’ parenting choices. But the problem is literally one of live or don’t live. While that parent chose not to vaccinate her child for what she likely considers well-founded reasons, she is putting other children at risk. In this instance, the child at risk was my son. He has leukemia.”— Stephanie Tatel in Slate (via indefensible) Ubiquitous vaccination eliminates footholds for infection. It’s what wiped out polio, for Christ’s sake. Vaccinating my kids means yours won’t get exposed to the biohazard of the month, and vice versa; it’s part of the social contract. If you want to opt out of the social contract, I think the rest of us should be allowed to opt you out of society.
oh lord
