The anti-vaccination movement has skyrocketed, using multiple arguments to “support” their cause. However, the connections that they make to protest vaccinations have been disproven ever since former doctor Andrew Wakefield suggested a link between vaccinations and the development of autism. This was disproven; however, people still use that argument as a reason not to vaccinate their children. It’s been shown that fear of vaccines may be rooted back to when they first came out in the 18^th century (the first vaccination was created by Edward Jenner in 1796 for smallpox). People used to refer to them as “the devil’s work.”

This connects to the red flag I have chosen because the connection between autism and vaccinations is a false one, yet people still use it as a reason to not vaccinate their children.

When pro-life organizations are arguing that it’s “always better not to abort”, they use examples of women who kept their babies from an unexpected pregnancy and ended up having quite successful and happy lives. However, they conveniently don’t showcase examples where women have had their children taken from them or been deemed unfit mothers or ended up homeless because she couldn’t afford to raise the child. They choose to showcase success stories to make it seem like it will always be easier and happier if you choose not to terminate your pregnancy. In many cases, these organizations paint women who abort as villains.

 My example is from a pro-life organization in Toronto. They choose to post stories of women who regretted their abortions and women who kept their babies to support their arguments. However, there are no posts of women whose lives were improved or sustained by terminating pregnancies. The argument has not taken into account women in abusive relationships, sexual assault victims, teen pregnancies, birth defects that could harm both mother and baby, and the extreme cases like incest.

In conclusion, many pro-life groups paint a beautiful picture of what it will be like if you choose not to terminate your pregnancy, and don’t address the negative effects because they don’t support their arguments.

I have attached a pro-life “meme” shared by the owner of the pro-life organization CHOICE42, located in Toronto. This meme depicts Michelle Williams accepting her golden globe. Williams spoke about how her abortion was the reason she was there that day accepting her award. This meme is stating that because Williams had an abortion, she didn’t “win”, but the woman who kept her baby did.

This is an example of confirmation bias because it influences the viewer to think that the reason Williams didn’t “win” is because she had an abortion, which is what the poster believes and wants the viewer to believe as well.

To summarize it explains what dark matter is, and what is visible and what is not, yet it is still unexplained as to why we cannot see dark matter, but we know the information about it.

According to the article the observations scientists have been making are that dark matter exists and they can’t figure out why we are unable to see it. And they would like to figure out why.

This connection explains public health values, and how the new constitutionalism may or may not constrain public health legitimacy. 

According to the article the most “distinctive characteristics” triggers the unanswered question “What “caused” a front to back linear mirror image of an adult male to be formed on a linen burial cloth?”

There is no science to be able to prove this and give an actual response to this unanswered question. This connects Christ and the purpose he had in the world. By studying to Analyze, and revered. Shroud of Turin is the most studied artifact in the world according to the article.

The problem is as follows: Do vaccinations cause autism?

I went to the CDC to find statistics on rise of preventable diseases in the united states. I also researched Andrew Wakefield’s claim that vaccinations cause autism. My evidence is listed below, along with the evaluation.

Using this evidence, I can conclude that the anti-vax movement established in 1998 has done more harm than good, increasing the spread of preventable diseases for no actual reason.

I understand that I do have a bias, because I have my vaccinations myself and have not been affected by the things that anti-vaxxers use as their defenses (i.e. Autism or reactions or reduced immune system).  I also need to recognize that some religious backgrounds hold the belief that certain medical procedures such as vaccinations are unorthodox.

In conclusion, I have decided to go with the argument that vaccinations do not cause autism. I believe that any link is purely coincidental, as autism is a genetic abnormality that occurs during cell division in utero.