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Takket

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75. you could only do that if they are mandatory

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 07:13 PM

Feb 2015

as long as they are optional no court is going to rule against someone who chose to do something that the government has not required you to do.

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Should those who have chosen to not vaccinate their kids be legally liable for infecting other [View all] ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 OP

Yes, they should. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #1

Yes on point Feb 2015 #2

"Discuss" - no thanks. closeupready Feb 2015 #3

I love how the anti-vaxxers out themselves in these threads. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #6

Okie dokie lokie, bye then! NuclearDem Feb 2015 #7

Curious why did you have to mention you are trashing a thread? ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #9

Yes. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #4

Yes, some folks cannt be vaciniated for real medical reasons. They get a pass, most of those folks ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #11

Agreed. HappyMe Feb 2015 #13

Yes. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #5

Difficult to prove proximate cause, I would think. Brigid Feb 2015 #8

You would want to be an epidemiologist, not a lawyer. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #10

I think so. HappyMe Feb 2015 #12

"I don't know how this could be done." Precisely. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #15

I'm sure somebody will figure it out. HappyMe Feb 2015 #16

So you want the govt to track down families and then...what? Imprison the parents and make orphans? WinkyDink Feb 2015 #57

Vaccinate the kids. HappyMe Feb 2015 #59

Wow. Because we just don't have enough police breaking down our doors. and now you want to give them WinkyDink Feb 2015 #62

It's done through epidemiology. jeff47 Feb 2015 #19

They bring medical experts and doctors HappyMe Feb 2015 #22

Ebola is not airborne. LisaL Feb 2015 #33

It's also in Africa jeff47 Feb 2015 #34

What next: Sue for all contagions? THINK IT THROUGH, OP. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #14

I have, you can sue if someone gives you the clap or aids for example ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #18

Flu can kill you too. LisaL Feb 2015 #36

You need to learn more about Cause-and-Effect and the law. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #58

At least 30 States have already prosecuted people for negligent or intenional transmission of HIV Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #25

You really don't see the difference? LisaL Feb 2015 #35

No, I don't. If you can prove the transmission in either case, it's just the same. Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #52

I'm pretty sure pipi_k Feb 2015 #38

You're absolutely right. Proving causation would be COLGATE4 Feb 2015 #78

Uh.....because the sexual act is a known, provable cause, and is not mere sneezing or a handshake. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #60

Yes, if it can be proven bluestateguy Feb 2015 #17

A better solution would be to re-establish leper colonies. VScott Feb 2015 #20

Interesting question. Vattel Feb 2015 #21

Not practical in most cases, I think LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #23

And it's airborne. LisaL Feb 2015 #31

You can sue anybody for anything rock Feb 2015 #24

I think so, but oldandhappy Feb 2015 #26

Get rid of HIPPA? HockeyMom Feb 2015 #27

Your rights end where MY health begins. HappyMe Feb 2015 #30

Sounds good ohheckyeah Feb 2015 #37

A cold or the flu is one thing. HappyMe Feb 2015 #39

Flu can be deadly. People have died from it. LisaL Feb 2015 #40

Measles, polio and TB are pretty awful too. HappyMe Feb 2015 #41

TB? LisaL Feb 2015 #42

A bunch of people would howl, HappyMe Feb 2015 #43

Until such time an effective vaccine is developed, what do you propose somebody LisaL Feb 2015 #44

After the vaccine is perfected and sensible people get it, HappyMe Feb 2015 #46

You ohheckyeah Feb 2015 #82

Get rid of HIPPA HockeyMom Feb 2015 #45

Pfft! HappyMe Feb 2015 #48

If they homeschool? HockeyMom Feb 2015 #50

If you don't give a fuck about HappyMe Feb 2015 #54

I AM elderly HockeyMom Feb 2015 #68

Says you. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #63

That's right. HappyMe Feb 2015 #64

Oh, but I agree with THAT. Your child presumably isn't force-feeding another. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #66

There have been stories where the school HappyMe Feb 2015 #67

Schools where I worked had peanut free tables HockeyMom Feb 2015 #70

it's HIPAA n/t frylock Feb 2015 #51

It's HIPAA, not HIPPA likesmountains 52 Feb 2015 #80

Should they pay a higher insurance rate because Johonny Feb 2015 #28

Should Medicare also? HockeyMom Feb 2015 #71

Oh, you don't want to go down that road HockeyMom Feb 2015 #76

Here's something -- HappyMe Feb 2015 #29

Yes. nt Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #32

I think I prefer Australia's approach: Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #47

Oh, HIV transmission laws in some places did not require knowingly or purposefully doing anything. Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #53

That's not quite right, actually. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #72

Liable for Civil Damage? hardluck Feb 2015 #49

If you read any number of online forum of parents with autistic children - you will find these Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #55

See here, I could probably say yes. Xyzse Feb 2015 #56

Yes (nt) LostOne4Ever Feb 2015 #61

Are you positing that somehow non-vaccinated kids can have their measles and mumps and WinkyDink Feb 2015 #65

The point is that... LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #73

Would be nice for all of them to come with an "I'm a half-witted idiot" warning label. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #69

I like that...tattooed across their foreheads! ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #79

So long as they are optional SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2015 #74

you could only do that if they are mandatory Takket Feb 2015 #75

Good question Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #77

Can I sue someone I've never met for passing on TB at the grocery store? Ilsa Feb 2015 #81