§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
Under what circumstances members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces may find themselves liable to disciplinary action for refusing drugs or vaccines in a war situation, and whether such action would contravene an individual's human or civil rights.
§ Lord HenleyIn operational circumstances where it is regarded as reasonable to issue an order for Service personnel to receive vaccines or drugs to protect them against the threat of biological or chemical warfare agents, refusal of such a lawful order might render members of the Armed Forces liable to disciplinary action. Whether the order was reasonable, and therefore lawful, could be raised as an issue in the disciplinary proceedings, and the individual's rights would be taken into account. Each case would turn on its own facts and merits, including the fact such drugs and vaccines could be life saving in operational circumstances.