Science vs. Mother's Emotion: Turn a Lion into a Vegetarian

By Cynthia Cournoyer

When parents choose not to vaccinate, for whatever reason, they are usually accused of choosing “mother’s emotions” over “science.” The argument is framed so you have to choose between emotional mothers or proven science. These choices are set up to disparage mothers while giving the obvious logical choice of science. This is a false choice. Mothers emotions are valid and ironically it is the lack of science that mothers are the most concerned about.

It’s not science vs emotions, it’s no science vs real science. For a generation, parents have been asking for more science. Instead of properly controlled, unbiased studies, our population just gets more vaccines. A generation ago, states listed a few “required” vaccines for the worst diseases. Then they added a few more. Now, states automatically list every vaccine that was ever recommended. Today, same emotional pleas, still no science.