Prince vs Massachusetts

When it comes to vaccination, the Supreme Court has fairly consistently found that mandatory vaccinations are constitutional. On this and a range of other issues, the highest court has generally found that while freedom of belief may be absolute, freedom of action is not. There is no liberty to infect others with a communicable disease, just as there is no liberty to murder.

In the perpetual balancing act of constitutional liberties, the court has typically decided that government’s duty to safeguard the health of its citizens takes priority over some individual rights.



Spot on
 
Parental authority is not absolute and can be permissibly restricted if doing so is in the interests of a child's welfare.

Very famous case, although most people think it's about a Massachusetts pasta maker.

Other than this, I can't read a single other post on this thread.
 
Parental authority is not absolute and can be permissibly restricted if doing so is in the interests of a child's welfare.

Very famous case, although most people think it's about a Massachusetts pasta maker.

Other than this, I can't read a single other post on this thread.
We're going to see millions of 'religious exemptions' now. An ultra religious group started a measles outbreak 2 years ago. I guess that's their right?
 
We're going to see millions of 'religious exemptions' now. An ultra religious group started a measles outbreak 2 years ago. I guess that's their right?

See the second quote in my signature.
Founders' screwup #1. Freedom OF rather than freedom FROM religion.
 
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