NVIC co-founder and president Barbara Loe Fisher calls for rejection of utilitarianism as the foundation of public health laws and the embracing of a more compassionate ethic based on respect for autonomy and informed consent. A powerful defense of freedom of thought, speech, conscience and religious belief, Fisher provides a brief review and analysis of the history of philosophy and ideology that has impacted public health polices and vaccine laws in the U.S.

Watch the video and read the fully referenced article on NVIC.org here --> www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/October-2017/why-informed-consent-matters-in-21st-century.aspx