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Parents Facing Jail Time In Maryland For Not Vaccinating Kids

Some parents in Maryland could face JAIL TIME for refusing to vaccinate their children.

From ABC News:

A Maryland school district has ordered parents of more than 2,300 students to court Saturday for failure to immunize their children. The parents could face fines and jail time if they do not appear.

Those who fail to appear face fines of $50 a day and up to 10 days in jail.

“When we bring children into the world, responsibilities go with that. These parents have had ample opportunities. The vaccine is available. They could have organized to do this. So shame on them,” he said. [William Schaffner] (Italics are mine)

Yes, shame on you parents! Come on, the shame should be going the other way, don’t you think?

How is this appropriate, ethical, or sane?! I don’t know where all of you stand on the issue of vaccines, but this is crazy and I have a pretty strong feeling alot of you think so too.

This is policing our health, our children’s health, taking us a step further into a police state. Exaggeration? I really don’t think so. The News Target article goes so far as to accuse Maryland of “Big Brother Medicine”.

More info:

Saying No To Vaccines

Medical Tyranny in Maryland: Parents Threatened With Jail Time for Not Vaccinating Children via News Target

State Attorney General Glenn F. Ivey has announced he is willing to criminalize parents if they don’t bring them to the courthouse to have them injected, on the spot, with vaccines that contain methyl mercury — a highly toxic nerve chemical that causes brain damage and is linked to autism.

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  1. Izzy said:

    I thought this was America. You know… LAND OF THE FREE and all those other pesky little details that makes this country a mecca for oppressed people all over the world. Unbelievable…

  2. Sarah said:

    This is really bad news. I wonder if it will have a ripple effect across the nation?

  3. Vicky said:

    This is so incredibly scary. It makes me sick. It better not have a ripple! WTF is going on in this country.

  4. Cristina said:

    This is so scary. Really, really scary.

  5. Ms. Booty Homemaker said:

    Whoa! I missed this earlier somehow. How to best respond to this in advocacy for choice?



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