Is Society Purposely Giving our Children Autism? Vaccines impact everyone’s life at one point or another in the United States. Parents have to decide whether or not to vaccinate their children, a decision that could eventually mean life or death. Children in the United States receive a multitude of different injections during their adolescence to prevent conditions such as mumps, tetanus, hepatitis B, and polio. In theory, protecting children from these life-altering conditions seems like an easy decision; however, substantial worry exists about the relationship between autism and vaccinations. Parents have to think about whether they should prevent some diseases their children could contract, all with the possibility of subjecting them to …show more content…
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