Vaccines don't immediately create complete immunity. They prime your immune system to recognize a pathogen much more quickly than if you hadn't gotten the vaccine so that when you encounter the live, active pathogen in the environment you can fight it off more quickly and effectively. It strengthens your immune system…

You know, you're totally right. All feminists hate men. Now that that is settled, maybe you can go back to what you were doing and leave us men-hating feminists alone. You know, so you don't get hurt before women take over the world and kill off all the men except a few, chosen sperm donors.

I'm not arguing about current law, more about philosophy and the obligations the state has to protect the community. I hate when people like the Duggars have multiple children, then employ their current children (free labor!) to take care of the new ones they produce. I hate that people who can't pay for their own…

I think most people would argue that if an individual poses a danger to others without medication, it serves the public good to medicate them even against their will and allow them the opportunity to have some freedom versus keep them locked in a room. That's not to say that rules aren't applied badly, but that is…

Not all people do, I should have clarified. However, there are many people for whom sex serves as a mental and physical release that can't be gained in other ways. There are definite health benefits to having sex if you are one of those people who is especially sexual (or even marginally sexual). Does that mean that…

But why? What right does any person have to impose their markedly poor lifestyle decisions on their current or any future children? This does not violate his ability to have sex or get pleasure. The risks are extremely low. He has more to lose/more at risk from being in prison than from getting a vasectomy.

I would like to expand welfare, food stamps, education, parenting classes, and improve foster care and social work. I would also like to increase access to contraception and sex ed classes. Maybe all these things together would eliminate my concerns about people overpopulating the planet, but I know plenty of people…

But you haven't addressed any of my concerns. It would be nice to know why you think someone has the right to reproduce or why the rights of (future) children have no say in this.

Why does he have the right to impregnate someone?

I am totally for increasing sex education and access to contraception. In fact, I help out with a sex education class at my church (yes, a church). I am for increasing food stamps and welfare to ensure that children get the support and nutrition they need. I want to improve education so that kids can start out on even…

Most states mandate vaccines for kids going to school. In fact, kids are required to get medical care even when they don't want to or their parents don't want them to. The government is protecting their rights (to some extent) over their parents' rights. The government can often mandate psychiatric treatment for the…

Well, eugenics is about improving the genetics of humans through selective breeding. I don't think that is what this is about - the judge does not say she wants to weed out the bad, child-endangering genes from the gene pool. He already has 7 or 8 kids - his genes are in the population to a greater extent than most…

So you would be okay with him being on house arrest for his time, with no visits from women and no sex, but a vasectomy is going too far?

As a logic problem: his ability to reproduce affects the rights of current and future children he has, and the government has a stake in that. It also affects the community if the kids don't get the proper care. It affects taxpayers who support his family. Why should he have the right to impregnate a woman when he has…

But what about the fact that the future children and current children won't be getting the best care if he has more kids? Do we consider their rights at all?

What is it, then? Do you think anyone has the right to have children? What about the future children's rights? Normally, I wouldn't bring up future children's rights because it borders on pro-life rhetoric, but if you are planning on bringing a child into the world (i.e. the child will be existing), the rights of this…

I don't know how I feel about this exactly, but one argument is that having kids isn't a right. I hate that people out there think that they deserve to have kids or don't take measures to make sure they won't have kids even if they would make terrible parents. I understand people need to have sex - this doesn't…

I know about soil sampling - it's a common practice on horse farms that have pastures, as well. What I am saying is that the lack of trees (erosion) and crop consistency is depleting the soil of those resources and not putting anything back. When the farmers end the growing season, they often cut back the plants to…

Did you look up vertical farming? The reason they do not have to use pesticides or weed killers is because it is all indoors, grown in buildings that recycle water, have solar panels, etc. Several of the proposals I have seen include ways to save water by "planting" the crops in mist rather than in soil. The…

There is a national compensation program for vaccine injuries because it encourages companies to continue making vaccines. It is entirely science-based, provides representation to people who may not be able to afford it, and makes it easier for the government to provide low-cost vaccines.