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  1. vaccinate
    produce immunity in by inoculation
    If I were still a practicing ob-gyn and one of my patients said she was not going to vaccinate her child, I might try to persuade her to change her mind.
  2. lobby
    detain in conversation for political or economic favors
    I certainly would not lobby the government to pass a law mandating that children be vaccinated even if the children’s parents object.
  3. mandate
    make obligatory
    I certainly would not lobby the government to pass a law mandating that children be vaccinated even if the children’s parents object.
  4. outbreak
    a sudden occurrence or increase of something undesirable
    Sadly, the recent panic over the outbreak of measles has led many Americans, including some self-styled libertarians, to call for giving government new powers to force all children to be vaccinated.
  5. measles
    a contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots
    Sadly, the recent panic over the outbreak of measles has led many Americans, including some self-styled libertarians, to call for giving government new powers to force all children to be vaccinated.
  6. libertarian
    an advocate of freedom of thought and speech
    Sadly, the recent panic over the outbreak of measles has led many Americans, including some self-styled libertarians, to call for giving government new powers to force all children to be vaccinated.
  7. exception
    an instance that does not conform to a rule
    Those who are willing to make an “exception” to the principle that parents should make health care decisions for their children should ask themselves when in history has a “limited” infringement on individual liberty stayed limited.
  8. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
    Those who are willing to make an “exception” to the principle that parents should make health care decisions for their children should ask themselves when in history has a “limited” infringement on individual liberty stayed limited.
  9. infringement
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right
    Those who are willing to make an “exception” to the principle that parents should make health care decisions for their children should ask themselves when in history has a “limited” infringement on individual liberty stayed limited.
  10. cede
    relinquish possession or control over
    By ceding the principle that individuals have the right to make their own health care decisions, supporters of mandatory vaccines are opening the door for future infringements on health freedom.
  11. right
    an abstract idea of that which is due by law or nature
    By ceding the principle that individuals have the right to make their own health care decisions, supporters of mandatory vaccines are opening the door for future infringements on health freedom.
  12. mandatory
    required by rule
    By ceding the principle that individuals have the right to make their own health care decisions, supporters of mandatory vaccines are opening the door for future infringements on health freedom.
  13. vaccine
    injection of weakened or dead microbes to create antibodies
    By ceding the principle that individuals have the right to make their own health care decisions, supporters of mandatory vaccines are opening the door for future infringements on health freedom.
  14. empower
    give or delegate authority to
    And if it is the law that individuals must be vaccinated, then why shouldn’t police officers be empowered to physically force resisters to receive a vaccine?
  15. contract
    be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
    Why not force people to eat right and take vitamins in order to lower their risk of contracting an infectious disease?
  16. infectious
    relating to the invasion of germs that cause disease
    Why not force people to eat right and take vitamins in order to lower their risk of contracting an infectious disease?
  17. outlandish
    noticeably or extremely unconventional or unusual
    These proposals may seem outlandish, but they are no different in principle from the proposal that government force children to be vaccinated.
  18. captive
    lacking freedom to avoid something or choose alternatives
    By giving vaccine companies a captive market, mandates encourage these companies to use their political influence to expand the amount of vaccine mandates.
  19. override
    prevail or be more important than
    An example of how vaccine mandates may have led politics to override sound science is from my home state of Texas.
  20. massive
    imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
    The Texas legislature passed legislation undoing the order following a massive public outcry, fueled by revelations that the governor’s former chief of staff was a top lobbyist for the company that manufactured the HPV vaccine.
  21. revelation
    an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
    The Texas legislature passed legislation undoing the order following a massive public outcry, fueled by revelations that the governor’s former chief of staff was a top lobbyist for the company that manufactured the HPV vaccine.
  22. former
    belonging to some prior time
    The Texas legislature passed legislation undoing the order following a massive public outcry, fueled by revelations that the governor’s former chief of staff was a top lobbyist for the company that manufactured the HPV vaccine.
  23. lobbyist
    someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote
    The Texas legislature passed legislation undoing the order following a massive public outcry, fueled by revelations that the governor’s former chief of staff was a top lobbyist for the company that manufactured the HPV vaccine.
  24. inevitably
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
    Giving the government the power to override parental decisions regarding vaccines will inevitably lead to further restrictions on liberties.
  25. restore
    give or bring back
    Instead of justifying new government intrusion into our lives, the vaccine debate provides more evidence of the need to restore respect for private property and individual liberty.
Created on Sun Jan 12 20:31:06 EST 2020 (updated Sun Jan 12 21:29:43 EST 2020)

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