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Australian Government Prepares to Punish Parents who Don’t Vaccinate Children

The Australian government is set to pass a law that would withhold child care and other benefits from parents who opt out of vaccinating their children.
Under the “No Jab, No Pay Bill” introduced to Parliament, the “conscientious objector” category would be removed, making parents ineligible for full government benefits for not immunizing their children. Youngsters would only be exempt due to medical reasons.

Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina: “Vaccines Should be Parents’ Choice”

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on Friday defended parents’ right to choose whether to vaccinate their children.
At a town hall event in Iowa, a mother of five said that “parental rights for choice and my religious rights for choice are being challenged, and so I want to know what stance you would take to protect both life and my parental rights to make those choices.” Fiorina responded by saying parents should be able to decide against vaccinating their children if doing so conflicts with their religious beliefs.