It should be said that according to John Locke the inalienable rights of people are the right to life, liberty, and property ("PH LAW QUIZ#2" p. 6). The philosopher was among the first who formulated these idea. According to Locke inalienable means that these rights are given to a person by God and no one is able to deprive hum/her of them. By no one Locke means the government or other institutions, like Church which was rather powerful at that period of time. Moreover, the philosopher was the first who touched the issue of property, considering it to be the determinant of a person`s freedom. It was rather revolutionary idea as at that period of time the life of a person depended on the government greatly. Q2 There are several points which …show more content…
The thing is that the United States Court`s decision serve as the basis for the whole public health law. ("PH LAW QUIZ#2" p. 35). The court had taken into account the claims of the opponents and made a certain decision. It stated that the government had the authority to protect the public health and it should be taken as the main principle according to which all cases like this should be analyzed. That is why this case is extremely important for public health sector as it created the basis for its …show more content…
Thousands of people died from smallpox or some other diseases which now are forgotten due to the vaccination ("PH LAW QUIZ#2" p. 28). That is why, position of the government nowadays are quite understandable. It insists of vaccination of children. However, according to the main points of the law, parents are able to refuse from vaccination because of various reasons (Fredrickson et al. 436). They could be scared of a hypothetical pernicious influence of a vaccine or have some other reasons. Though the fact remains. Parents are able to refuse from