February 8, 2015
There has been a recent outbreak of the measles. It has affected about 14 states and their could be possibly more. Children are more prone to getting the highly contagious disease. The outbreak first started in Disneyland, where children go. Since the outbreak, it has made people question whether parents should vaccinate their kids. Recently the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Anthony Facui, stated that it is up to the state and local government to determine whether schools should allow children that aren't vaccinated to attend public schools. Medical issues are now socialized with politics and which brings the question should it be legal to make parents vaccinate their children. Almost all the states (except 2) have an exception for those with religious view to not vaccine their kids.
Should unvaccinated children be in public school?
Outbreak Tops 100 Cases
Vaccines and the limits of Freedom
The First Amendment says that we have the freedom of speech, religion and press & assembly. Though times have changed and there is no amendment or anything in the Constitution that involves with medical use. It connects to Unit 1 because it has to deal with the enumerated power and reserved poser. Even though the enumerated power has said that the the reserved powers should deal with it, it still impacts local and state government. In Pennsylvania a law was passed that children who attend public school require vaccinations. It does exempt those with religious beliefs or medical problem. But it does say when there is an outbreak of a disease the child would have to be removed.
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