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In reply to the discussion: Scientific American: Bash Homeopathy and Bigfoot Less, Mammograms and War More [View all]Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)go ahead and take all the "home remedies" and "natural cures" you want. If you are feeling mildly down in the dumps, this is fine, for its likely to cause little if any harm.
But if you are seriously ill, go to a doctor, you chances for survival go up when you do. Of course, that's your choice. However, a few stipulations. First, its your funeral, particularly if its a rather serious illness, and allowing people to have the choice should NOT extend to their children or public health in general.
You want to kill yourself through medical neglect, that's fine, don't endanger others, so if you want to not have your kids treated the same way, you should be prosecuted for neglect, and your children should be(the survivors anyways) taken away from you. Same for vaccination, you refuse to have your children vaccinated for ideological reasons, then either move to an isolated island away from everyone else, or vaccinate your damn kids!
I will also say that the people who profit off of the fraud that is the alternative "medicine" industry should be prosecuted for such, so many people and companies barely claiming "not cures" to skirt around the law that is far too weak in this regard. False advertisement, false claims, and practically no regulation of this industry. Its a travesty.
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