NY Times:Measles Proves Delicate Issue to G.O.P. Field

[LiberalElite]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/us/politics/measles-proves-delicate-issue-to-gop-field.html?_r=0

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WASHINGTON — The politics of medicine, morality and free will have collided in an emotional debate over vaccines and the government’s place in requiring them, posing a challenge for Republicans who find themselves in the familiar but uncomfortable position of reconciling modern science with the skepticism of their core conservative voters.

As the latest measles outbreak raises alarm, and parents who have decided not to vaccinate their children face growing pressure to do so, the national debate is forcing the Republican Party’s 2016 presidential hopefuls to confront questions about whether it is in the public’s interest to allow parents to decide for themselves.

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[DetlefK]

1. Rand Paul, libertarian: “The state doesn’t own your children. Parents own the children.”

There you have it: Children are property and parents get to decide what to do with their property. (Unless that property is unborn, then the state gets to decide what you can and can not do with your property.)

[leftofcool]

2. Nailed it!