An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Human Rights for Children
<p>I am hopeful that we can agree on this fundamental point: Children have human rights, including the right of adolescents to be listened to and respected, particularly on matters related to decisions about their own bodies, health, and well-being.</p>
<p>In that vein, I am writing with great concern that your recently filed lawsuit against a District of Columbia (D.C.) law on vaccines for children goes well beyond your views on vaccines and will undermine children’s broader human rights.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there are people, like <em>Fox News</em>’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B46bO6bIgy0" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Tucker Carlson, who has asserted</a> that kids “are not citizens, they are children, they are not 18. . . .” As is often the case, he is wrong. Children may not be able to vote or legally drink alcohol, but they are full citizens and have fundamental rights and interests.</p>
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