Saturday, January 27, 2007

And this man is still free?

In the UK, a doctor who is also Muslim, Dr Abdul Majid Katme, has called for all Muslim parents to NOT get their children vaccinated against childhood diseases because he claims the vaccines are un-Islamic. Because vaccinations are made from animals and it is not likely the animals were killed in a halal manor any Muslim who takes them is unclean.

So if this call is accepted widely by Muslims in the UK and around the world, measles, mumps, polio and other preventable diseases will kill large number of Muslim children.

In the US, parents who do not allow their children to get medical treatment can and have been thrown in jail. If one is advocating such a measure, one that can drive up health care costs to society, should he remain free or do we work to prevent him from inflicting harm to the community he claims to care about and the rest of us in the name of free speech?

hat tip Lucianne (and yes, some of the comments are by folks who think a pandemic would be a great thing among the Muslims. I disagree with those sentiments).

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