Article 2 of \Schedule 1 of the Human Rights Act states:
Article 2: Right to life
1. Everyone’s right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which the penalty is provided by law.
2. Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this Article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary:
a) in defence of any person from unlawful violence in order to effect a lawful arrest or
b) to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained, and
c) in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection.
Now it can be argued that not vaccinating your kids can put the lives of others at risk, which is an argument for compulsory vaccination. However, some people react badly to vaccines and there have been cases of death or severe disability resulting from vaccination. Six million British people, mostly children, received the Swine Flu vaccine but tragically, 60 people in the UK suffered side effects, committing them to an incurable and lifelong condition. In Belgium you can jail for not vaccinating your children against polio.
It has been argued that compulsory vaccination contravenes the Human Rights Act and it's not hard to see why.
Again, especially in these days of the anti-vaxxer movement, the subject of human rights is a minefield with competing rights.
1. Everyone’s right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which the penalty is provided by law.
2. Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this Article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary:
a) in defence of any person from unlawful violence in order to effect a lawful arrest or
b) to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained, and
c) in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection.
Now it can be argued that not vaccinating your kids can put the lives of others at risk, which is an argument for compulsory vaccination. However, some people react badly to vaccines and there have been cases of death or severe disability resulting from vaccination. Six million British people, mostly children, received the Swine Flu vaccine but tragically, 60 people in the UK suffered side effects, committing them to an incurable and lifelong condition. In Belgium you can jail for not vaccinating your children against polio.
It has been argued that compulsory vaccination contravenes the Human Rights Act and it's not hard to see why.
Again, especially in these days of the anti-vaxxer movement, the subject of human rights is a minefield with competing rights.
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