State mandated administration of childhood vaccinations is justified

I Negate. Resolved: State mandated administration of childhood vaccinations is justified. My First Contention: Many parents hold religious beliefs against vaccination. Subpoint A: It is a direct violation of the 1st amendment in the Constitution to mandate the vaccination of any individual. It is a direct violation of the 1st amendment in the Constitution to mandate the vaccination of any individual if it is a direct violation of their religious belief. These religions include (but are not limited to): Christianity, Mormonism, and Jehovah's Witnesses. 1st Amendment which guarantees citizens the right to the free exercise of their religion, as it can be quoted as saying "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;..." My Second Contention: Common childhood vaccinations may cause rare yet serious reactions. Subpoint A: These reactions can include anaphylactic shock, paralysis, and sudden death. This risk is not worth taking, especially considering most diseases vaccinated against are not necessarily life threatening. Vaccines can also trigger auto-immune disorders such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, Guillain-Barrï¿½ Syndrome (GBS), and other disorders. Vaccines can cause brain inflammation (encephalopathy) which can lead to death or permanent brain damage and disorders such as autism, ADD/ADHD, and other developmental problems. In addition, the vaccine additive thimerosal (found in most pre-1999 vaccines) has been associated specifically with the development of autism and is still found in certain meningococcal, tetanus, and flu vaccines such as the H1N1 vaccine. Subpoint B: Vaccines clog and disrupt the lymphatic system with large foreign protein molecules (the active ingredients contained within vaccines) which may lead to lymphatic cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. All vaccines cause immune system suppression, and can permanently damage the natural immune system. Unvaccinated children build and strengthen their immune systems through fighting off infection and developing natural immunity to diseases like measles and chickenpox. Artificial immunity, generated through vaccination, weakens the immune system and leaves children more vulnerable to all other diseases and infections. Subpoint C: About 30,000 cases of adverse reactions to vaccines have been reported annually to the federal government since 1990, with 13% classified as serious, meaning associated with permanent disability, hospitalization, life-threatening illness, or death. According to the CDC, infants (children less than one year old) are at greatest risk for adverse medical events from vaccination including high fevers, seizures, and sudden infant death syndrome. My Third Contention: Governments should not have the right to intervene in the health decisions parents. Governments should not have the right to intervene in the health decisions parents make for their children. 31% of parents believe they should have the right to refuse mandated school entry vaccinations for their children, according to a 2010 survey by the University of Michigan. Extending the power of the Federal Government to this extent (ignoring it's violation of the Constitution) would be directly opposite of AT LEAST 31% of the populous. This would reflect poorly on the federal government. http://www.senate.gov...(1791) http://vaccines.procon.org... Moshe Tishler and Yehuda Shoenfeld, "Vaccination May be Associated with Autoimmune Diseases," Isralie Medical Association Journal, July 2004 National Vaccine Information Center "Autism: Introduction to Autism Information," www.nvic.org (accessed Jan. 8, 2010) Joseph Mercola, "Vaccines and Immune Suppression," www.mercola.com (accessed Jan. 5, 2010) Richard Moskowitz, "The Role of Vaccines in Chronic Disease," www.whale.to (accessed Jan. 13, 2010) Gary L. Freed, et al., "Parental Vaccine Safety Concerns in 2009," Pediatrics, Mar. 1, 2009 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, "About the VAERS Program," vaers.hhs.gov