Originally posted by Serkevan I would be careful with this line of thought, even if I sometimes mutter it to myself while reading the news. It can be twisted into a slippery slope a lot - I personally consider mandatory vaccination to be far less controversial than removal of healthcare rights.
But that's probably getting to close to the Big P Word, so I'll leave it there.
It's something I wrestle with, but consider this, and I will use smoking as an example, as it is something that people do that can cause harm for others.
In Canada, and I'm sure in other jurisdictions, it is illegal to smoke indoors in public venues.
Why? Because the dangers of second hand smoke are well known and accepted as harmful.
We don't withhold medical treatment but we do treat smokers like modern day lepers.
Society has made that decision.
Societies can, if they so choose, make the same decision regarding covid unvaccinated persons.
This means the big bad covid passport, but doesn't society have the right to protect itself from the anti social the same way it has chosen to protect itself from second hand smoke?