A strong moral belief might be based on the fact that some vaccines are cultured on the body cells of aborted fetuses. Babies, with immature immune systems, are getting at least 17 injections of these substances before age one. Parents may believe that putting these vaccines into their infants is offensive to their moral consciences. This reason should be strong enough for parents to have the opportunity to make a choice. Other parents may be concerned about their children s safety.
Some children have violent reactions to certain vaccines.
The death of their daughter Miranda was so clearly linked to the vaccine that the federal government has compensated them for their loss. Forty-seven of those children died as a result of vaccines. Yet, many parents are not aware of the potential dangers of vaccines because health workers are not required to notify them. Neither are parents notified that they have exemptions available in Illinois. So many parents, without thought or question, give their children vaccines which have a chance of harming, not protecting, them.