Freedom of choice is a fundamental principle of democratic life. It is a freedom to insist upon and to protect with certain provisions. It applies to responsible individual actions within the law of the country and within the ethical boundaries that disallow hurt to others or intrusion on their freedom.

It could be argued that there is room for interpretation regarding the uses and abuses of this principle. But these issues have only become blurred in recent decades by modern confusion regarding what is right and wrong and a conscious rebellion against previous values. These factors have led to a youth culture and a modern lifestyle that betrays and rejects previous codes but offers no constructive replacements.

If we could integrate and fully accept the principle of freedom of individuals to choose we would be returning power to the mature individual who in turn directs the education and upbringing of children. Parental care is natural care in order to safeguard an infant to maturity. A child’s health care is normally left entirely to parents, whatever their philosophic or ideological background. There is a social welfare system employed to observe and intervene only if there is proven maltreatment of a child.

However, parents rights are being threatened dramatically. There is risk of looming government intervention in matters regarding health practices seen as correct by the State but that violate parents attitudes and wishes. Through such actions that have a semblance of protecting the rights of children, the States that endorse this kind of ‘thin edge of the wedge’ command are violating parents’ rights.

How is this occurring? For example, parents who do not wish to subject their infants to the risks related to vaccinations and drug medications are being portrayed generally as idiots or irresponsible adults. Once open to some ridicule now they are suffering legal enforcement, even to the extent of being forced to allow medication and even psychiatric drugs to be administered through schools. They are threatened with prison sentence if they do not comply!

This would seem to be an outrageous suggestion but has actually happened in Britain and in the US. If we follow the trend, it is likely that it will become an issue in Australia also. It would seem that the ideal of freedom has become not only blurred but demoted to become a plaything of present society and giving cause to think that regulations are being created by those who are becoming more and more under the influence of drugs that have influenced their reasoning powers and no longer aspire to Freedom as a democratic practice as well as a principle to uphold.

Tags: my children my care, parents rights, risks associated with medical dictatorship by the state

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