(Salon) Across the country billboards are popping up suggesting that vaccines can kill children when the science behind vaccination is crystal clear vaccinations are extremely safe. Researchers who study the beliefs of anti-vaxxers have found many different reasons not just religious or political as to why some parents refuse to get their children vaccinated. As a bioethicist who investigates how societal values impact medicine I consider such decisions to be downright indefensible. And here are three reasons why. Read More