Feb 05, 2026
3 min read
Utah Senator Jen Plumb has sponsored a bill, SB 170, that would allow parents of newborns to refuse the important vitamin K vaccine. Getting the vitamin K vaccine after birth prevents infant deaths.
As Utahns, we need to make medical decisions for children based on scientifically proven facts in the face of misinformation.
Vitamin K injections are important
Vitamin K deficiency anemia (VKDB) is a known killer.It can start as early as 24 hours after birth.
Despite the 20% high mortality rate caused by VKDB, which can occur in all babies, some parents do not want to give their babies vitamin K.In 33 of the 58 cases of VKDB, parents refused to give the shot.
A study was published in 1993 that claimed that children who received vitamin K shots had a double risk of childhood cancer.This study caused panic among parents and doctors.Over the years, many studies have been conducted to find the same results, but they have proven that there is no connection between vitamin K injections and cancer.
There is a lot of research that proves how important vitamin K is for children.The fact that parents still choose to reject the vaccine despite overwhelming evidence points to a major problem in the social history of vaccination and birth control.
Anti-waxers are people, in this case, parents, who are against vaccination. Sane anti-waxes.About the importance of vaccination.Bequerhoods salvans saves 2-3 million lives a year. Trots the great evidence that vaccines are necessary, anti-wax rhetoric stings.
One of the most popular anti-vax groups, A Voice for Choice, promotes theories about vaccines that have been scientifically disproven.Among the misinformation on their website is the claim that vaccines introduce dangerous levels of aluminum into children.Some vaccines contain minimal amounts of aluminum to help boost the immune response, but Voice for Choice ignores that babies get about 7 milligrams of aluminum a day from breastfeeding alone.
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Many anti-vaxxers fear that vaccines cause autism.This fear of autism not being caused by vaccines is valid.Anti-vaxxer rhetoric often leads to harmful dialogue under the guise of protecting children.
Choose the best for your child
SB 170 presents an option for parents and midwives to opt out of vitamin K injections after an information session on the benefits of the injection.I believe that all parents have the right to make choices for their children.With so much misinformation about children's safety, parents need to choose what's right for their child based on scientific evidence, not fear.
Medical autonomy is the foundation of medical ethics.Balancing this value of autonomy with absent patients is a complex issue that falls on the shoulders of caregivers.Autonomy requires the ability to say no to vitamin K injections.Western medicine emphasizes patient-centered care, which ensures that patients' needs, wishes, and preferences are met.
Obviously, children cannot speak for themselves.Even though they can't communicate their wants, needs, and preferences, they still have needs.Babies need a sense of security.They get this security from their parents and guardians, who provide their children with what they need, about their treatment, about the right to vote about prevention.Make decisions to protect your children.
There is no proven correlation between vitamin K and cancer.To keep babies safe, parents should give them vitamin K, regardless of fear or prejudice.SB 170, along with the heavy impact of anti-vax rhetoric in our society, highlights the anxiety surrounding vaccines and the increased incidence of preventable diseases in the children of anti-vax parents.
Autonomy is important, but difficult to establish in children.Parents and guardians in Utah must make intentional decisions about their children's medical care to protect them.
