Legislation Aims To Make Vaccine Exemptions Harder To Get In Several States.

reports “lawmakers in a dozen states are debating whether to make childhood vaccine exemptions harder to get, with some considering more paperwork and others proposing to eliminate personal belief and religious exemptions.” Debates about increased regulations “began after a measles outbreak at Disneyland in California over the 2014 holiday season.” Legislation has been introduced “in Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Texas and West Virginia...that would add paperwork for parents seeking exemptions, such as explaining how vaccines violate their religious beliefs or verifying the denomination they’re affiliated with.” http://www.cq.com/login?jumpto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cq.com%2Fdoc%2F4655988