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kestrel91316

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4. False. Public health considerations trump individual rights, as they should.

Reply to RB TexLa (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 12:14 AM

Oct 2014

Otherwise, terrorists would have the right to spread things like anthrax and plague about willy nilly and no one could stop them.

Frankly, I consider anyone who interferes with public health investigations and measures to protect the public from deadly diseases to be a terrorist of sorts.

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One thing everyone should remember with the Ebola scare [View all] RB TexLa Oct 2014 OP

You are wrong. See links below: kelly1mm Oct 2014 #1

The amount of cowardice in the land of the brave is breathtaking. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #2

Ignorance of epidemiology and dangerous infectious diseases kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #6

Very true Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #9

I do not know what par is for Liberia so I can not comment on par in America. But I do know Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #10

Money doesn't make people smart. In fact, I am getting the distinct impression it makes them stupid. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #14

now there's a content free and none too swift comment. cali Oct 2014 #12

Sick Passengers Can Be Denied Boarding, CDC Guidelines Remind Airlines In Wake Of Ebola Outbreak NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #3

False. Public health considerations trump individual rights, as they should. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #4

They have the right to slap you in quarantine any time they kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #5

And our medical privacy laws might have to be changed in response to this crisis. pnwmom Oct 2014 #7

I don't combat potential epidemics with you. Electric Monk Oct 2014 #8

If you think someone is infected pintobean Oct 2014 #11

Also, no french kissing, spitting contests, sharing needles, or unprotected sex. FSogol Oct 2014 #13