Judge rules against dad trying to stop child’s HPV vaccination – CBC
Mother claims father showed daughter ‘very scary’ vaccination video
Jun 26, 2024
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled against a father who was looking to stop his ex-wife from having their children vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV).
According to a B.C. Supreme Court judgment issued Monday, Victoria Draper will have the sole authority to decide whether her daughter will be vaccinated. She wanted to have her daughter to receive the vaccine before her 12th birthday, as recommended by B.C. health authorities.
The girl’s father, Matthew Smith, sought an order to prohibit Draper from having their children vaccinated against HPV, saying in text messages to Draper that it is “unknown” whether the “protection is going to even work” and that the vaccine “causes more harm than good.”
In her judgment, Justice Catherine Murray said she accepts guidance from Canadian health authorities “who are entrusted with protecting public health that it is in the best interests of the children to get the HPV vaccination.”
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hpv-vaccine-court-decision-bc-1.7246738
