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Since the invention of the smallpox vaccine by English doctor Edward Jenner in 1796 hundreds of millions of lives have been saved by vaccination. Virtually every country on earth either requires or makes available to its citizens vaccination against a dozen or more potentially deadly diseases. Nevertheless opposition to vaccines has existed from the beginning. It is based on a range of heartfelt arguments including concerns about personal liberty skepticism toward government authority and the pharmaceutical industry and even ethical principles. Opponents may also cite religious or philosophical beliefs worry about vaccine safety and question the effectiveness of mandates.
Now in the U.S.A. we face a very different kind of opposition: our government - which has led the world in protecting its citizenry with widespread protective health policies - is systematically withdrawing support of vaccination programs and mandates. The reasons given are thought by many to be medically unsound ludicrous cruel and dangerous.
This urgent matter will be the subject of our Sunday Living Ethics Roundtable.
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Once each month on Sunday mornings the Westchester Community for Ethical Culture offers a forum for discussion and debate on a wide variety of topics – some controversial some vexing some puzzling but all requiring careful examination in an ethical context. This series is known as the Living Ethics Roundtable.
It is open to WCEC members and non-members alike; there is no fee nor any requirement to participate other than a willingness to exchange thoughts and opinions with respect and civility.
The format for the Living Ethics Roundtable sessions is simple:
We begin at 10:30 a.m. with a light mid-morning refreshment – coffee tea pastries.
At 11:00 a.m. we gather in the large meeting room for a brief orientation to the day’s topic and to distribute worksheets for discussions that will follow.
We then divide into two or three groups – the roundtables. Each roundtable group is moderated by a designated facilitator.
The discussions are planned to last approximately 45 minutes. Participants then reconvene in the large meeting room to share highlights and conclusions of the roundtable discourse.
Please come – Your voice and opinions are important!!!!
Sunday September 14
10:30 am
7 Saxon Wood Rd. White Plains NY
https://bit.ly/vaccinationsYorN
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Westchester Community for Ethical Culture, 7 Saxon Wood Road, White Plains, United States
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