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 @BC8SHXB  from Indiana  agreed…3mos3MO

If a parent's decision directly causes another child to get seriously sick or die, that should carry legal consequences just like any other preventable harm. This isn’t about forcing vaccination. It’s about responsibility for harm caused to others. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 89-97% of measles cases are in unvaccinated people. In 2026 alone, 1,200+ measles cases were already reported, mostly outbreak related. 40% of measles cases require hospitalization. Children under 5 have the highest hospitalization rates (over 50%), and critically measl…  Read more

 @BCBCZDF from Missouri  disagreed…3mos3MO

so in this case I do think mandatory vaccines should be imposed because you never know who could be sick and this is also protecting people aswell

 @BCB9GTV from Iowa  disagreed…3mos3MO

With children especially, they're so vital to sickness so to prevent them by getting vaccinations is so important for keeping the child safe and everyone around them just as safe.

 @WeavesleaveGreen  from Washington  agreed…5mos5MO

Every human that can be vaccinated should be vaccinated. There are no valid reasons if they are able to and they don't deserve to exist in society if they want to choose not to.

 @9HXXBKF from California  agreed…2yrs2Y

It's the parents' fault if their unvaccinated child spreads disease to another child. The child doesn't know better or have as much say in the matter.

 @9GLJXLCSocialist from Pennsylvania  agreed…3yrs3Y

I believe that everyone should be vaccinated and aware of the benefits, but I don’t think that the government should be able to force it.

 @9GGNRKD from Virginia  agreed…3yrs3Y

I think that you don't have to get vaccinated but you will be held criminally liable if you get someone dangerously sick

 @BF3V2SP from Colorado  agreed…4 days4D

The government shouldn't have control over you. They have no right to decide which vaccines are more important than others. I personally support vaccines, though.

 @B9MJ67R from Hawaii  agreed…5mos5MO

The government should not be able to require mandatory vaccines, but those who spread disease because of their negligence should face repercussions.

 @9H357CQDemocrat from Michigan  agreed…3yrs3Y

Your body your choice but I believe you should have consequences for your choices if they cause problems (Like spread a deadly virus)

 @9G7QT5FProgressive from Nebraska  agreed…3yrs3Y

If a parent can prevent another child's death, but they choose not to by not vaccinating their child and allowing their child told to interact with another child, then they should be held criminally liable for that child's death. Pretty simple concept.

 @9FX4ZFS from Virginia  agreed…3yrs3Y

No, Mandatory Vaccinations should be a choice. People should have the right to deny what chemicals go into their bodies, and should not be convinced to do any vaccination.

 @BDZRMSY from Alabama  agreed…1wk1W

In many jurisdictions, parents are already held criminally liable for "criminal neglect" if they fail to provide essential medical care for their children (e.g., denying life-saving surgery or medication).

 @BD2PQM8 from New Jersey  agreed…2mos2MO

Parents should not let their child out to play with another kid when they know their child have a deadly disease, that is the equivalent of murder.

 @BD24V9XLibertarian from Colorado  agreed…2mos2MO

I believe in mandatory vaccinations for non-experimental technology if you wish to utilize public schools and public resources. Medical exemptions should exist, but the government should not have a hand in vaccination of individuals who do not use public infrastructure. Parents and individuals should be civilly and criminally liable if they pass on a disease that kills someone.

 @BCTV6VK from Oklahoma  agreed…2mos2MO

I don’t think vaccines should be mandatory because people should have the right to make their own medical choices. But vaccines help protect everyone, and about 90–95% of people need to be vaccinated for diseases like measles to stop outbreaks. If someone chooses not to vaccinate and it leads to others getting seriously sick, especially vulnerable people, they should be held responsible because their choice can harm others.

 @BBSSSSQDemocrat from Georgia  disagreed…4mos4MO

If parents can be punished for spreading diseases, it makes more sense to prevent the spread in the first place with mandatory vaccines. Otherwise it’s hard to prove who infected who, and punishment after the fact doesn’t protect people.

 @BBHJRD5 from Pennsylvania  agreed…4mos4MO

When someone chooses not to get vaccinated, then the blame transfers entirely on them if someone is harmed by it.

 @B8BH88L from Pennsylvania  agreed…8mos8MO

If a parent sends their Covid-infected child to school, they should be held accountable. You are free to live your life, but you shouldn't be able to harm others.

 @B7TJM94Independent from Oklahoma  agreed…8mos8MO

If parents are gonna vaccinate their kids then they should be liable for other kids getting sick because of their choice

 @B6ZMVM2 from New Hampshire  agreed…9mos9MO

if a parent lets a child whom is clearly sick attend school and gets an outbreak started the parent should be held responsible for potential

 @B6QHYWF from New Jersey  agreed…10mos10MO

It was their choice to not have their kids vaccinated, so they should be the ones responsible for whatever happens to their kid or any other child or person affected by their decision.

 @B553B3VDemocrat from Vermont  agreed…1yr1Y

if you chose no because the parents think the kid will get more hurt from the vaccine, then they end up dying, that is the parents fault for not doing their own research and being negligent in protecting their child.

 @B4V773P from Arizona  agreed…1yr1Y

mandatory vaccinations is government overreach but the death of other children is the fault of the parents not choosing to vaccinate their kid

 @B24GW49 from Texas  agreed…2yrs2Y

It leaves parents the choice as to whether or not their child should be vaccinated, but also let's them deal with the consequences of their choices.

 @9ZDNBM5from Maine  agreed…2yrs2Y

Causing physical harm is a crime and taking steps to allow harm to be caused is at least negligence.

 @9Z9QYG4 from South Carolina  agreed…2yrs2Y

I feel like it would be of everyone's best interest for this to happen. The grief of losing someone, let alone a child, is heavy and debilitating. If someone were to pass on an illness that could be harmful to a child, they should be criminally charged with manslaughter. No one's beliefs are worth more than a human life.

 @9S2H5SGProgressive from Tennessee  agreed…2yrs2Y

I think if a parent KNOWINGLY sends their child or themselves out in public while they're sick, they should be held accountable. It is extremely irresponsible to go out while sick and potentially infect others. You never know somebody else's medical needs and issues. What if there was a kid with a potentially life threatening illness like cancer that they infected with a disease like COVID or the flu? Their immune system isn't as strong as other peoples' and they could die. If you absolutely have to go somewhere in public while sick, then you should wear a facial covering.

 @9MVJJ7F from California  agreed…2yrs2Y

To not get a child vaccinated is ultimately your choice however putting other childrens lives at risk with diseases is not right and the knowledge of putting that danger out is criminal

 @9LYHPFDLibertarian from New York  agreed…2yrs2Y

I think that if Jimmys parents made Jimmy catch a disease because he’s not vaccinated and then he gets the rest of his class sick and someone goes into the hospital, they should be held liable. It’s like in a car accident where multiple cars are involved, the one who caused the accident usually has to pay the most because it’s their fault. Same thing goes for children in school. If you harm someone else’s thing, you are liable if something happens.

 @9LXVSDD from California  agreed…2yrs2Y

70% of COVID cases were transferred by children. Knowing this and doing nothing about it would be like seeing a building on fire and holding the exit doors closed.

 @9J9H5RJ  from Utah  agreed…2yrs2Y

because if they aren’t gonna vaccinate their kids they better have another way to keep the diseases away

 @B9ND3K4No Labels from Illinois  agreed…5mos5MO

It wouldn't really be human to force vaccines on someone, but if that parent refuses to vaccinate their kid, and someone else gets sick in the process, maybe even deadly sick, resulting in a fatality, that fault falls on the parent. The child is innocent in this; they don't control when they get a vaccine and when they don't, and now they unknowingly may have killed someone.

 @9HSCS5W from Utah  agreed…2yrs2Y

Pharmaceutical companies are colluding with government to profiteer off of mandates. We should support medical freedom, but if there is negligence we should hold parents accountable.

 @9HQCRDMIndependent from North Carolina  agreed…3yrs3Y

Mmr vaccine has shown correlation with autism in black boys in particular when administered before age 3.

 @9HGBRP4Progressive from Florida  agreed…3yrs3Y

If you cause the next black plague by not reportig to the National Healthcare Committee and State of Emergency committee then yes.

 @BCBMW43Green  from Utah  agreed…3mos3MO

I need to sleep and this test was so long, and I'm not going to look up any resources at this time but good news because I also don't mind if whoever sees this disagrees, and I'm willing to discuss and look at stuff later after I've slept.

 @BDQJT2S  from California  agreed…1mo1MO

Parham v. J.R. (1979): The Supreme Court explicitly recognized that American legal tradition presumes that parents possess the authority, and the best intentions, to make medical decisions on behalf of their minor children, rather than the state. https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/protecting-parental-authority-in-vaccination-decisions

 @BB5Z8GTIndependent  from Texas  agreed…4mos4MO

People should be allowed to do what they want with their bodies, but if they happen to harm someone by not getting vaccinated they should be prosecuted.

 @B2W3JQD from PR  agreed…1yr1Y

If it is legally demonstrated that another child has died because of a preventable disease passed on by the parents' child under specific circumstances that could have all been somehow prevented, such as knowingly avoiding a quarantine or social isolation that could have otherwise prevented this death, these parents should be held responsible and charged with manslaughter.

 @9FTHZ3D from Idaho  agreed…3yrs3Y

If you are going to make a decision that can hurt other people, you have to be able to deal with the consequences. I have the complete freedom to treat everyone how I want to, but I'm not excused from the consequences. I can get fired, I can lose friends, etc, because my choices have consequences. The same goes for everything in life.

 @9FM3MHP from California  agreed…3yrs3Y

Enforcing legal accountability for parents who knowingly put others at risk by not vaccinating their children is crucial to protect public health. Data shows that vaccine-preventable diseases can lead to severe health consequences and outbreaks when vaccination rates drop. By holding parents criminally liable in cases where their unvaccinated children cause harm to others, we send a strong signal about the importance of community health and individual responsibility.

 @9GGKSYT from California  agreed…3yrs3Y

Though I believe vaccination is necessary and the right thing to do, bodily autonomy is a fundamental human right and mandatory vaccination infringes on that right.

 @9FZ4YKFfrom Maine  agreed…3yrs3Y

The parents are responsible for the safekeeping of their children, and for the harm their child does to others. If a child infects someone with a preventable disease it's the parents fault.

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