My boyfriend is anti vax

Hi, provax-er here.

My boyfriend and I recently started discussing the topic of having children, and BOY OH BOY did I learn a lot about him.

The main thing is that he is against vaccinations. He has a bunch of crazy conspiracies some involving the government stealing babies and splicing them with pigs, others that the government is putting mind numbing serum into vaccinations.

So his reasoning For being anti vax isn’t the whole “autism” debate.

I can’t even explain what I took away from our conversation because it was so bazaar.

I grew up with a mother who was anti vax because she was Wiccan but she still got my vaccines regardless.

I can’t really say why I am pro vaccination as apposed to anti. I’ve just always felt like it’s good to be protected and it keeps the people around me protected to.

When this topic came up with my boyfriend and I it led to argument. I’ve gotta say I’m pretty ignorant on why I believe what I believe.

I had no argument on my end other than I knew his arguments were bogus. I faked it until I “maked” it and I ended up winning the first round of that argument.

This is still a tense thing between us and I was wondering if people could give honest unbiased facts to me. Enlighten me because I’ve just been riding the wave without really knowing facts about it.

I need some stronger points other than “I know not vaccinating is bad”.

I have tried researching in the past and it either; all seemed pretty bias and me being bias just hoorayed along with it OR it used words I didn’t even understand but went along with anyways.

Give me the REAL tea.

I want some evidence to present to him.

We mutually agreed that together we would look more into the pros and cons but honestly with what he presented, I feel like his “cons” will be stuff that have no merit.

I don’t think pig and infant splicing is backed up by fact (I could be wrong).

I love him a whole lot and even though he’s got some insane conspiracies (at least he’s not a flat earther) he is still the man I want to start a family with.

First though we need to tackle this issue.

I very deeply want our children to be vaccinated but I need to present to him facts to get my point across. I know what I’ve heard “it can put other children at risk” etc etc but I need Hard facts.

I’m completely open to hear both sides though, I’d honestly like both inputs.

**Also I’m not sure what group to put this in but considering it’s pro/anti vax I’m going to put it into health and lifestyle because it’s a lifestyle choice and regards health.

*just a quick edit:

I’m not going to break up with my boyfriend because he has different opinions than me.

That is kind of shallow imo. He himself is vaccinated he’s started becoming a big conspiracy theorist within recent years.

The topic never really came up in our relationship until now so it’s not something I’ve been aware of.

The gifs are to lighten the situation, don’t confuse it for malicious feeling towards my boyfriend.

We will be/are being adults and talk(ing) through it until we can come to mutual ground. We’ve both expressed the want to be mutual on this.

We’ll both be researching the pros and cons of it together and on our own time and when we feel we’re educated enough we will come to a mutual agreement.

We’re discussing children, and starting our family. We are both in it for the long haul.

I’m asking for respectful factual points.

If things don’t work out between us, that is our business.

I would just like some outside input and to hear what other people’s reasons why or why not to vaccinate are.