Australian Government Pushes Parents to Give Children Vaccines by Bella Dekhtyar

http://time.com/3819178/australia-vaccination/

  According to Australia's Prime Minister, Tony Abbot, "The choice made by families not to immunize their children is not supported by public policy or medical research." This topic has been aroused due to the recent measles outbreak in California. Many of the cases were to due to parents who did not vaccinate their children for the disease, and, as a response, Australia is taking extra precaution that the same thing doesn't occur there. Apparently, the reason many parents refuse to vaccinate their children is because of a study that was conducted while back saying vaccines can put children at a higher risk for autism. However, many recent studies believe this statement is wrong and goes against public policy. To make sure this law is strictly enforced, Australia will cut benefits for families who do not follow the policy; altogether, it could cost parents $11,000 a year in welfare benefits.

  Although this is harsh, I believe its the last resort for a government to make sure that all children are vaccinated so that no potentially life-threatening illnesses are spread. And although people believe the study about autism chances increasing when vaccinated is true, it has also been proven wrong, and is anti-beneficial for society as a whole.