effective if it was not for a seat belt. “In the United States‚ a mandatory seat belt law was first enacted in New York in 1984. Lund et al. [6] found a nine percent decline in traffic fatalities in the first nine months when New York enacted mandatory seat belt law.” (Dissanayake 32) There are two types of mandatory laws‚ Primary Seat Belt Law and Secondary Seat Belt Law. Depending on the child’s age and weight determines how they should be buckled in. “The lifetime medical cost of crash injuries was
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vaccination.A policy of mandatory vaccination would mean that they become compulsory and follow a policy of state paternalism. Arguments in favour of mandatory vaccination: One of the purposes of mandatory vaccination would be to prevent the occurrence of epidemics.Some may argue that if disease threat is sufficiently low‚ people can rely on heard immunity‚ however should the unvaccinated population rise too much then the population as a whole is at risk.As a result Mandatory vaccinations prevent
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There should be one moral code of conduct for everyone‚ young or old‚ religious or not. A moral code of conduct is a set of rules that tells people what is right and what is wrong in everyday life. They help guide ones behaviour or help when making a decision either by their experience‚ conscience or religion. All religions have a golden rule. This is an important rule that children are usually taught to follow from a young age. A universal moral code is a set of moral norms that is universally
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Do you believe feminism has helped or hurt today’s woman? Feminism was created to encourage equality between genders. It was created to benefit the women and make them equals to men; however that still has not happened. The feminist women were feared and disliked by many. Maybe this fear was needed in the people’s minds to keep the women safe. Their ideas have hurt the modern women in many ways instead of helping like it was planned. Now men cannot be blamed for something a group has done. It generalizes
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Proposition of Value: Mandatory Drug Testing Issue: Whether or not mandatory drug testing results in positive gains or negative losses for the United States in terms of economy and society. Thesis: The enforcement of mandatory drug testing for employees and welfare recipients results in a more positive and productive society‚ as well as a developing economy. The legal roots of mandatory drug testing are found in the common law doctrine of "employment at will." That doctrine states that
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The first person to be legally voluntarily euthanised in Australia was Bob Dent in the Northern Territory‚ in the year of 1996. This controversial issue has raised many dilemmas throughout society‚ and so far it seems there is no clear solution. The implications of euthanasia will be discussed herein. Defining the issue and exploring both sides of the controversy has proven to be a difficult task. The word ’euthanasia’ comes from the Greek words ’eu’ and ’thanatos’‚ together translating as ’good
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health and environmental concerns have been raised (Raab and Grobe‚ 2003). * Mandatory labeling will allow consumers to identify and steer clear of food products that cause them problems. * Surveys indicate that a majority of Americans support mandatory labeling. (However‚ such surveys often do not specify the effect on food prices.) * least 21 countries and the European Union have established some form of mandatory labeling * * For religious or ethical reasons‚ many Americans want
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society. The right to private life means that the media and others can be prevented from interfering in your life. It also means that personal information about you (including official records‚ photographs‚ letters‚ diaries and medical records)‚ should be kept securely and not shared without your permission‚ except in certain circumstances. I think that the media do not respect celebrity’s private lives. As human beings‚ we all deserve some level of privacy. But when you’re a celebrity‚ privacy
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to pay taxes‚ attend some form of school‚ jury duty‚ all types of stuff that you have no say in. however there is now a debate of whether you should have a choice in if you can choose to not vote‚ which makes no sense seeing as our rights as human beings include our right to choose‚ not to become essentially a slave to our government. I believe that you should be able to choose if youd like to vote or not‚ just like you get to choose who you woukd vote for‚ or even what you want to wear or eat.these
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dangerous than the diseases/side effects they prevent‚ and that vaccinations are ineffective. The American Academy of Pediatrics‚ as well as other organizations claim that immunizations can cause “seizures‚ progressive encephalopathy‚ and death” (“Should” 7). Skeptics believe that these rare side effects are worth risking communal‚ and individual health. They want to put themselves and their worries of side effects before the greater good of others. Other opponents also support the claims that
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