Columnist hiltzikm: Should non-vaccinating parents be held liable for the damage they cause to innocent victims?
Pediatricians urge immunizations upon parents presenting their children at their offices and clinics. Schools demand proof of immunization for incoming pupils. State and federal laws mandate child immunization, and the Affordable Care Act requires that insurers cover them without co-pays and outside the deductible. Governments and medical organizations ply parents with information attesting to the safety of vaccinations and the greater dangers of the childhood diseases they protect against.
She acknowledges that there are some complexities in imposing liability for non-vaccinating parents, but few that the tort system hasn’t dealt with in other contexts.
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