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by gdhbcc 2606 days ago
The argument is exactly the same though.

The argument being made is "infringing on peoples bodily integrity is ok if a measurable amount of lives are saved by the infringement".

I simply extended that argument to other things where we can measurably evaluate how many more people would be alive if we infringe on peoples rights.

Abortion is a perfect example because not only can we establish a clear upper bound on the number of lives lost due to it, but we can also save those lives through an infringement on bodily integrity in particular.

In short, if we can infringe bodily integrity to save less than 1 life a year, by mandating mandatory measles vaccines, then it stands to reason that all other similarly permanent offenses to bodily integrity are also permitted if they save 1 or more lives per year.