In California we have had a lot of news lately regarding the outbreak of whooping cough. It was even passed that all jr. high school children must get a whooping cough vaccine before they can attend school. The reality is that these shots (and all vaccines) are NOT mandatory. In California, we have a choice. We have freedom! But the laws are not like that in every state!
There are three ways to opt out of getting vaccines. The first way is to have a medical excemption. This is very difficult to get as most doctors are hesitant to write and excemption. Why? Because if that person was to get the disease (which is extremely rare) the doctor fears a lawsuit.
The second way to opt out of shots is to have a religious excemption. There are 48 states that allow these excemptions. (What?!?! only 48!! What happened to religious freedom?) In this excemption you do not have to prove your faith or show documentation – you just need to state it. The constitution states that you have the right to have spiritual or religious beliefs. This may be our most important freedom and this is what the AMA and several medical organizations want to take away from us!
The last way to opt out of shots is to have a personal, philosophical or ethical opposition to the vaccines. This is available in only 18 states, with California being one of them. This allows the parent or person to refuse the vaccines based on their own personal beliefs.
Whats’s the future hold? Will we be free to make our own healthcare decisions? I hope so! I would move out of America in a heartbeat if that were to change! The bottom line…children (and adults) who live naturally and do NOT get vaccinated have been shown to be much healthier than those who do. It is our freedom and our right to live healthy (if we choose) and not to be forced to live sick and unhealthy. Hopefully, the fight will continue and America will stay free!