Should Schools Require That Children Be Vaccinated?

surviving isn't being cured?

"A burst appendix is not truly cured if it's removed. A hemorrhage isn't truly cured if it's clipped. So no, not even a doctor can cure those things. Simply remove or clip, just a fix, but not a cure. I'm not letting anyone cut a hole in my body for ANY REASON."
-babpiper2005

How about the appendicitis condition itself? That is cured by through surgical removal of the appendix? Or what about advanced cases of cancer cured through chemo? Or organ transplants to cure kidney failure (or heart defects)? Blood transfusions following a traumatic injury? Limb reattachment?

Also, how many people have you met have had polio? Or had a relative die from smallpox? These are catastrophic diseases that killed many people, yet have largely died out since the introduction of vaccinations against those diseases.

"But, as I said, my living will prevents me from having to go through treatment for those things. It also prevents me from having any life-saving measures taken. It prevents me from being hauled to the hospital after a nasty car accident. It prevents me from ever receiving pretty much any medical treatment you can name, and if it means I die earlier because of a nasty accident then so be it, I'll die knowing I'm doing the right thing by hitting doctors where it hurts them the most...in their fat bank accounts. "
-bagpiper2005

a philosophical or ethical argument, but not one that casts doubt on the effectiveness of doctors... indeed you acknowledge that doctors are effective when you state: "It prevents me from ever receiving pretty much any medical treatment you can name, and if it means I die earlier because of a nasty accident then so be it,"

"When doctors agree to do work for free and/or provide their services to those that can't afford it, maybe I'll think a bit differently about them."
-bagpiper2005

Like Doctors without Borders? Or how if you go to the emergency room to get emergency care the hospital is required to give it, even if you cannot pay (how it works in the US)? Or the national health care systems found in Canada and the UK? What other professions do you have the same high standards for? Are cooks ethically bankrupt because they don't provide free food ?

"However, I follow the Natural Cures book. I never get sick. I haven't seen a money -hungry doctor in years. I actually have hypertension, however, I've resolved it by natural means. Isn't that amazing? "
-bagpiper2005

I saw the a doctor for the first time in my 29 odd years about two months ago, when I had a fever of over 100 for several days. In general I am a healthy adult male who does not have an exceptionally stressful job, eats relatively well, and gets some exercise. Barring a serious accident the chances that I'll need to see a doctor are very low. Only a small number of people need to see a doctor on a regular basis, so your doctor free lifestyle isn't all that remarkable.

"I actually have hypertension, however, I've resolved it by natural means. Isn't that amazing?"

Unless it is acute hypertension is very manageable given the right lifestyle choices (low salt, lots of exercise, etc...). So claiming that you are in control does not mean that you have encountered the source of all health .