Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

July 16, 2009

Among the myriad legislative horrors pending in Washington, D.C. is a measure mandating ?home interventions? by government workers to ?improve immunization coverage? of youngsters.

The measure, a section of the so-called Affordable Health Choices Act, would provide state subsidies through the Centers for Disease Control ?to implement interventions that are recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force, such as reminders or recalls for patients or providers, or home visits.?

Government ?reminders? and other forms of low-pressure nagging are bad enough. So-called ?interventions? by government workers, however, cross the line into outright aggression against parental rights and the sovereignty of the home.

Many sober and responsible people decline to subject their children to immunization as a result of informed choice regarding the dangers and advertised benefits of vaccinations. The government should respect parents who make such choices and defer to their authority, rather than funding new efforts to harass and coerce them.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.

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