Should the MMR vaccine be made compulsory?

It's a worrying step to see people claiming should be taken that parents 'have to fall in line with official Government advice'. If the NHS Guru's cannot win the hearts & minds of parents with 'free choice' - then the case is 'not proven!'. Not sure that US advice is entirely consistant with that of the UK either.

I totally agree with stelleyelly, it is a government money saving tactic. My kids and grandkids had their jabs given seperately and they are fine. The increase in measles would not have happened if people had the option to decide when and what jab need be given. The system has worked fine so far so why alter something that works.

It should not be made compulsory, every parent should have the right to decide what is best for their child. As a parent of a son with Aspergers, I strongly feel that the MMR jab influenced his condition. My eldest daughter had the jab before all the controversy came out, but my youngest daughter has not.

The MMR jab has a very high level of mercury and apart from that, there are some suggestions that the vaccination is cultured on aborted fetuses. *IF* that's true, then there is a moral issue as well as a medical one.

If it comes to it, I'd rather homeschool my youngest (who is 4 and starting school this year) than be bullied into the government's money saving tactics over the welfare of my child.