er did i hear that right and its "mandatory" in the US ?? - i was talking to my doc about this vaccine the other day and he recons they will not have much of it here + of course here in the UK we have an absolute right to refuse ANY medical treatment - and if a medical professional does try to force you it constitutes assault on the person .
quote : Can I refuse medical treatment?
This information applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland
You have the right to refuse medical treatment unless you have a notifiable disease or you have been detained for psychiatric reasons (usually called being sectioned). In fact, your consent is needed for most medical matters, but simply going to see a doctor can be regarded as implied consent for an examination or treatment. If you are concerned about a specific type of treatment, the doctor is obliged to describe other forms of treatment that are available. Forcing treatment on a patient who has refused can be considered assault.
Refusing medical treatment for a child is different. If, as a parent, you have refused treatment for your child, the doctor is obliged to treat the child if it is considered necessary.
You have a right to refuse or stop treatment at any time, even if this means you may die. It is illegal for a doctor to actively cause death, for example massively increasing dosages of drugs which may bring about an earlier death. If you are concerned that you will be unable to make your wishes known at a later stage in an illness, it may be wise to tell the doctor at what stage you want to stop treatment. This is called making an advance decision. :end quote
and < quote :Right to die
The law concerning whether a person has the right to die is unclear. You have a right to refuse or stop treatment at any time, even if this means that you may die. However, it is illegal for a doctor to omit or carry out treatment with the specific intention of inducing or hastening death. If you believe you may become so ill that you could no longer make the decision about treatment, you should tell the doctor beforehand at what stage you would want treatment to stop.
You may wish to draw up a written document setting out what you would want to happen if you became too ill to give consent to medical treatment. This is called an advance decision (also known as an advance directive or living will). An advance decision refusing treatment is legally binding on health care professionals. end quote :
so mandatory in the US ?? - git on to your lawyers folks - i smell a conspiricy here