As long as vaccines are available to those who want them, it's not a viable wedge issue.
And whether he's mistaken or malevolent, he's wrong. Flip the script and say that it will reduce autism cases, and boom! it works both ways.
In PA there are plenty of non-vaccinating Amish and Mennonite families for ordinary people to observe, and they have neither autism nor a problem with measles. Everybody's got a friend in Pennsylvania. I hope Shapiro tries this message and gets pummeled for it.
As long as vaccines are available to those who want them, it's not a viable wedge issue.
And whether he's mistaken or malevolent, he's wrong. Flip the script and say that it will reduce autism cases, and boom! it works both ways.
In PA there are plenty of non-vaccinating Amish and Mennonite families for ordinary people to observe, and they have neither autism nor a problem with measles. Everybody's got a friend in Pennsylvania. I hope Shapiro tries this message and gets pummeled for it.
"My body my choice" applies when armed with the risk to benefits ratio of vaccines.