The Chinese 'One Child' policy may have achieved the aim of population control, but has resulted in many well documented cases of state ordered forced abortion, late term abortion and infanticide of female infants. I, along with many international social commentators, find THAT abhorrent.

This thread is primarily about the individuals' right to choose to vacc or not. The loudest argument against compulsory vacc has been the fundamental right of an individual to make their own choice. Does the One Child policy respect the fundamental rights of a Chinese citizen? Population control? Yep, absolutely successful. But is the outcome worthy of the cost? And the same could be asked of the current argument being debated against vacc. Sure, an increase disease will have some effect on population (have we accepted then, that vacc prevents disease and saves may lives? Enough to effect population?), but at what cost? And is that cost acceptable?

Yes, Lime, we will all age and we will all die. No one denies that we will. But we now have the medical knowledge, information and tools to prevent many deaths and prolong many lives. The aim of modern medicine is not to prolong life for ever and to avoid death indefinitely. The aim is to prevent premature death and increase quality of life. The decision of when to withdraw medical intervention is certainly a grey area and endlessly debated by individuals, the medical fraternity and ethicists. However, to suggest acceptance of a preventable disease epidemic in the interests of population control, is IMO ridiculous.