Parents who truly care would never expose their children to risk, but many are misinformed by "fad medical advice", or religious cult. Therefore, it is imperative to allow children of mental maturity the option to seek non-parental advice and act according to their own wishes.

Teens need more protections to do these things without fear. Im sure this teen was afraid, but I have seen parents that would have physically and mentally destroyed their own child. And, in some states been mostly protected in doing so.

Looks like the crazy gene is not necessarily inherited. The odd thing about this story is the woman got her older two children vaccinated with apparently no ill effects, but refused to get her younger kids vaccinated. This is why every state should require vaccinations before kids are allowed to attend public school, and only make exceptions in rare health situations (e.g. kids with immune deficiency issues that make vaccines risky). No exceptions for religious or philosophical reasons.

Rebel in every family . . in this case one with a brain & a spine

I assume the parent/s are not JW or religious nuts against all medicine for all idiotic faiths.....blind support for vax is SCIENTISM....blind avoidance of vax is ignorance without answers or not asking the right questions

This is not an either or equation....there are many factors to consider regarding vax....hepatitis does not equal gardasil.....flu does not equal measles.....liver function is not equal in all humans.....all my children have all their vax and none got sick or mimic autism.....but my GREAT NEPHEW was lucky to be born in a teaching hospital that tests neonatal liver function....he needs 3 injections per week just to digest food ....most hospitals would have killed him with vax and failed to diagnose his helpless liver.....so parents get all the facts about risks and co-factors contraindications vax while also getting the benefits of safe vax