Science in the fight to uphold the rights of children

The United States is the only major nation to not yet have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Recently, there has been an erosion of the rights of children across America, Europe, and elsewhere, but through science, we may have an opportunity to counter some o...

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Published in:PLoS biology 2018-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e3000010-e3000010
Main Authors: Caplan, Arthur L, Hotez, Peter J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children's rights
Laws, regulations and rules
Medicine and Health Sciences
People and Places
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Summary:The United States is the only major nation to not yet have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Recently, there has been an erosion of the rights of children across America, Europe, and elsewhere, but through science, we may have an opportunity to counter some of this alarming trend. In the area of vaccines, the scientific community can raise its voice on the dangers that nonmedical exemptions and delays pose to children at risk for measles, influenza, and other childhood illnesses. Poverty places infants and children at high risk for illness and homelessness. Gun violence and gun-related accidents are killing on average four American children daily, and climate change is promoting global pediatric malnutrition. Increasing international, federal, and state support to seek innovative solutions to these and related issues is a moral imperative.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000010