Judge rules against dad trying to stop child's HPV vaccination

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A doctor holds a vial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil. A B.C. judge has ruled that a mother has sole authority over the decision to vaccinate her young daughter.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has given a mother sole authority to decide whether her children will receive a vaccine for the human papillomavirus despite opposition from the children's father.Posted: Jun 26, 2024 10:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

The girl's father, Matthew Smith, sought an order to prohibit Draper from having their children vaccinated against HPV, saying in text messages to Draper that it is "unknown" whether the "protection is going to even work" and that the vaccine "causes more harm than good." He wrote to Draper that even if the chance of harm was less than one per cent, "that's too much risk."

B.C. man ordered not to discuss or share social media posts about COVID-19 vaccine with 11-year-old sonThe mother said she later watched the videos and described them as inappropriate for children, making reference to death and suicide.Draper went on to say that her daughter told her that she wanted to get the vaccine and that their family doctor said there was no medical reason for her not to.

 

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