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If a person were to refuse vaccinations, and therefore transmit a deadly disease to a susceptible...


If a person were to refuse vaccinations, and therefore transmit a deadly disease to a susceptible person such as a young infant, should the unvaccinated person be criminally prosecuted? Why or why not?

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The principle of autonomy: It refers to the protection of the privacy and autonomy of the individuals. APNs are obligated to educate the patient that helps him/her to take rational and autonomous healthcare decisions. The basic nursing role of patient advocacy and education make them to frame methods that protect individual patient’s rights.

The principle of autonomy governs several other medical practices, for example, a Muslim may have concerns about vaccination thinking that it is prepared from some unclean animals (pig). Some people believe that administration of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine is linked to autism. So, APNs have to carefully deal with such situations without breaching the principle of autonomy.

Similar to any other medical decisions, vaccination should also respect an individual's autonomy. But, if the unvaccinated person is responsible for the deadly illness or death of another person, they are legally responsible and are liable for criminal prosecution.

gladiator answered 1 year ago
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