This is one of those sticky parenting situations where a group of parents feels that they are doing the right thing for their child, while another group of parents (the vast majority), think the other group is plain wrong. Here’s the details:

BOSTON (AP) — Sabrina Rahim doesn’t practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her deeply held religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required to enter preschool.

She is among a small but growing number of parents around the country who are claiming religious exemptions to avoid vaccinating their children when the real reason may be skepticism of the shots or concern they can cause other illnesses. Some of these parents say they are being forced to lie because of the way the vaccination laws are written in their states.

“It’s misleading,” Rahim admitted, but she said she fears that earlier vaccinations may be to blame for her son’s autism. “I find it very troubling, but for my son’s safety, I feel this is the only option we have.”

While the thought of not immunizing your child may seem completely ludicrous for most parents, here is a mom who believes that a vaccine was the very root of her son’s autism.  However, government-funded studies have found no link between vaccines and autism. In fact, the risk to a child who has not been vaccinated is not the only risk.

“When you choose not to get a vaccine, you’re not just making a choice for yourself, you’re making a choice for the person sitting next to you,” said Dr. Lance Rodewald, director of the CDC’s Immunization Services Division.

The issue in this article, is that parents are using the religious exemption to avoid vaccinations for their child. The parenting experts at Better Parenting University can’t encourage parents enough, get your child vaccinated.

Read more about this at: The Associated Press: Parents Use Religion to Avoid Vaccines