Sample 154
ShouldparentsbeobligedtoimmunisetheirchildrenagainstcommonBand 9
answerchildhooddiseases?
Ordoindividualshavetherighttochoosenottoimmunisetheirchildren?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutes onthistask.modelanswer:
Theissueofwhetherweshouldforce parentstoimmunisetheirchildrenagainst
common diseasesis,inmy opinion, asocialratherthanamedicalquestion.Sincewe
arefreetochoosewhatweexposeourbodiestointheway offood, drink, orreligionfor
thatmatter,whyshouldthequestion ofmedical'treatment' beany different?
Medicalresearchersand governmentsare primarilyinterestedin overallstatisticsand
trendsandinmoney-savingschemes
whichfailtotakeintoconsiderationtheindividual'sconcernsandrights.While
immunisationagainstdiseasessuchastetanusandwhoopingcoughmay be
effective,littleinformationisreleasedabouttheharmfuleffectsofvaccinationswhich
cansometimesresultinstunted growth oreven death.
Thebodyisdesignedtoresistdiseaseandtocreateitsown naturalimmunitythrough
contactwiththatdisease.Sowhen
childrenaregivenartificialimmunity,wecreateavulnerablesocietywhichisentirely
dependentonimmunisation.Intheeventthatmassimmunisation
programmesweretocease,thesocietyasawholewould bemoreatriskthanever
before.
Inadditionthereistheissueoftherights oftheindividual.Asmembersofa
society,whyshouldwebeobligedtosubjectourchildrentothispotentially harmful
practice?Somepeoplemayalso beagainstimmunisation onreligious groundsand
theirneedsmustalso beconsidered.
ForthesereasonsIfeelstronglythatimmunisation programmesshould notbe
obligatoryandthattheindividualshould havetherighttochoosewhetherornotto
participate.
Sample 155
Shouldparentsbeobligedtoimmunisetheirchildrenagainstchildhood
diseases?
Ordoindividualshavetherighttochoosenottoimmunisetheirchildren?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.