California vaccine legislation spurs legal debate over right to education

Stephen Sugarman quoted in San Jose Mercury News, April 18, 2015

“We interfere with people’s liberty in the name of public health in many ways,” said Sugarman. … He pointed out that individuals with tuberculosis can be quarantined, while chemicals are added into the public water supply to fight tooth decay. He said if objecting parents “lose this battle in Sacramento, I don’t think that the courts are the right place to provide them with relief in this instance.”