Vaccination Should Be Mandatory

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While becoming vaccinated against an illness could potentially save your life; it is something that should not be mandated by government or any other type of governmental force. There are some specific exemptions that allow citizen to opt not to get the vaccination. These exemptions are the religious and philosophical exemptions that only work for certain vaccinations, others are still mandatory. The government should not make getting vaccines mandatory because it infringes upon the rights of a citizen. The government should not mandate vaccinations because some religious beliefs are against it, some philosophical or personal beliefs are against it, if a citizen chooses not to be vaccinated the public health will not be at risk, and some vaccines cost too much money and citizens may not be able to afford it. Now we are going to talk to you about some religious beliefs that are against getting vaccinated. …show more content…

The Dutch Reformed Church objects to vaccinations because at first it started out as fear of the side effects of the vaccinations (Krule). Then it progressed into the people of this religion thinking it interferes with their relationship with God and makes them less dependent on God. The religion of Catholicism opposes to certain vaccines because some are made from aborted fetuses. These religions believe that their bodies should not be exposed to certain chemical substances for healing. The people that believe in these faiths believe that their bodies should be healed by

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