"How do we deal with a vaccine that offers partial protection for a deadly disease? Can we educate people to get the vaccine and avoid exposure to the virus?"
Those are NOT questions of ethics. They are questions of logistics and information dissemination.
The only questions asked that had anything to do with ethics were easily answered and only an imbecile would consider them remotely important.
"Would you want the vaccine for yourself? What about your children?"
I can see how someone with a fear of needles would not want to get the vaccine however I don't see how someone could justify not vaccinating their child from a deadly disease. Not doing so on any grounds would be like strapping a bomb to your child's chest and hoping it won't go off.
"Do you think vaccinated individuals may engage in less cautious behavior, increasing their risk of other sexually transmitted diseases or infections from illegal drug use?"
If someone says yes to this question and thinks it grounds to oppose a vaccine in any way they might as well make a case for killing people who get caught who have sexually transmitted diseases or use drugs.
"What about teen pregnancy?"
And it's not a problem now? The only way to effectively reduce teen pregnancy is with proper sex education programs and the abandonment of abstinence only programs and giving access of contraceptives to young people. This has been demonstrated too many times to count.
And what costs would be justified to prevent the epidemic of AIDS orphans in less developed countries?"
Again, not making an effort with everything we have would be like arguing for genocide.
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"How do we deal with a vaccine that offers partial protection for a deadly disease? Can we educate people to get the vaccine and avoid exposure to the virus?"
Those are NOT questions of ethics. They are questions of logistics and information dissemination.
The only questions asked that had anything to do with ethics were easily answered and only an imbecile would consider them remotely important.
"Would you want the vaccine for yourself? What about your children?"
I can see how someone with a fear of needles would not want to get the vaccine however I don't see how someone could justify not vaccinating their child from a deadly disease. Not doing so on any grounds would be like strapping a bomb to your child's chest and hoping it won't go off.
"Do you think vaccinated individuals may engage in less cautious behavior, increasing their risk of other sexually transmitted diseases or infections from illegal drug use?"
If someone says yes to this question and thinks it grounds to oppose a vaccine in any way they might as well make a case for killing people who get caught who have sexually transmitted diseases or use drugs.
"What about teen pregnancy?"
And it's not a problem now? The only way to effectively reduce teen pregnancy is with proper sex education programs and the abandonment of abstinence only programs and giving access of contraceptives to young people. This has been demonstrated too many times to count.
And what costs would be justified to prevent the epidemic of AIDS orphans in less developed countries?"
March 26, 2011 - 6:19pmAgain, not making an effort with everything we have would be like arguing for genocide.
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