“Forced to Have the MMR Jab: Judge Overrules Mothers' Wishes for Children”

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A British judge has decided that the opposition presented by two girls' mothers against having their children vaccinated with the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine will be overruled. The ruling is unprecedented in that the children will be inoculated without the consent of both parents. The risk of the diseases is greater than any possible risk of autism and bowel disease, said the judge.

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