I am a 39 year old teacher going back to school for my Master's degree and the University is requiring an MMR shot and a Tetnus Diptheria shot. I am undergoing fertility treatment and have refused and they will not let me register for my next class even though it is an off campus class.

After conducting 2 years of research, my husband and I have decided to delay our son's vaccines indefinately. After discussing (I use the term 'discussing' loosely; it wasn't much of a discussion) our decision with our pediatritian, we were mailed a certified letter dismissing us from his practice...and the bill. This makes me happy. I do not wish to spend my precious time or my hard-earned money in the office of a "professional" who can not or will not respect our decisions as parents.

I have three beautiful and very healthy children. My husband is a chiropractor and because his research and schooling, we decided not to vaccinate. We have been shunned by doctors and private schools. I have been called a "bad mother" by a doctor. I had a doctor refuse to even enter the room that I was in- I had to deal with the nurse only. My daughter was registered in preschool and the day before it was to begin, I received a phone call at work, that she could not attend due to her immunization status and the director refused to speak to me directly. She had all of her supplies, school clothes etc...how heartbreaking to tell her that she could not go to school. To make matters worse, the school reported us to Human Services as if we were child abusers. That case was dropped after I called Barbara Mularkey from Illinois Vaccine Coalition. She threatened to take them to court. What a woman!!! We have had no problems with public schools; however. We follow the guidelines that the state sets. We don't have a pediatrician as we could never find one to accept us. We rely on a small town doctor and the immediate care clinic. One downfall but my advice that I have always given to the growing number of parents that are re-thinking the whole vaccine thing is to - stay strong- don't give up on what you believe in, your child's health is more important than ANY rule or regulation- don't give in to the masses- and last but not least, get informed!!!

I received a notice from my daughters pediatrician that she was dismissed from service due to non compliance. When I called they informed me that because she was behind on her vaccines, they considered the tardiness a refusal to have her vaccinated. I never refused any vaccines nor do I have a problem with them. In fact she has received several vaccines 1 from that office in particular. They never sent me any prior notice or reminder before the dismissal and informed me that I needed to make my child's vaccines my first priority in life.

My daughter was born 05/11/2010. We have 2 older daughters 13 and 10 who have not been vaccinated. ( My great-grandparents were crusaders in the 1940s and 1950s against forced vaccinations so we have a history) We chose the pediatrican based on insurance list and our children went to school with the one of doctor's children. we were told we would have to find a new doctor. I am a Doctor of Chiropractic and my wife is a nurse so we are not laypeople but we were still spoken down to, I hate the ignorance of some doctors