--- description: Lawmakers in California moved to end parents’ right to exempt their children from school vaccinations based on personal beliefs. title: California Moves to End Measles Vaccine Exemptions image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1acb4bf6ac1377b/69877d2e06f2c17ec6333c3c/measles-vaccine.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Infectious Disease](/tag/infectious-disease/) ## Infectious Disease Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # California Lawmakers Move to End Exemptions for Measles Vaccine  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 5, 2015 4:02 PM CUT  Pediatrician Dr. Charles Goodman talks with Carmen Lopez, who is holding her 18-month-old son Daniel after being vaccinated with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, at his practice in Northridge, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2015 Pediatrician Dr. Charles Goodman talks with Carmen Lopez, who is holding her 18-month-old son Daniel after being vaccinated with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, at his practice in Northridge, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2015Damian Dovarganes—AP  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 5, 2015 4:02 PM CUT Lawmakers in California have moved to [end parents’ right to exempt](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/us-usa-measles-california-idUSKBN0L82NR20150204 "undefined") their children from school vaccinations based on personal beliefs. The state senators said Thursday that they planned to introduce the legislation to make California the 33rd state to bar the exemption, _Reuters_ reports. More than 100 people have [been infected with the measles](http://time.com/3692276/measles-numbers-cdc/ "undefined") in a recent outbreak partially linked to Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif. Most of those infected were unvaccinated. “The high number of unvaccinated students is jeopardizing public health not only in schools but in the broader community,” state Senator Ben Allen said in a written statement. He is co-sponsoring the legislation along with fellow Democrat Richard Pan. “We need to take steps to keep our schools safe and our students healthy.” \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/us-usa-measles-california-idUSKBN0L82NR20150204 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3697166/california-measles-exemption/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3697166/california-measles-exemption/"},"headline":"California Lawmakers Move to End Exemptions for Measles Vaccine","datePublished":"2015-02-05T16:02:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:11:00.070Z","description":"More than a hundred people have been infected in a recent measles outbreak.","url":"https://time.com/3697166/california-measles-exemption/","keywords":["Infectious Disease","Health Care","California","Disease","health","Vaccines","measles","vaccine"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1acb4bf6ac1377b/69877d2e06f2c17ec6333c3c/measles-vaccine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1acb4bf6ac1377b/69877d2e06f2c17ec6333c3c/measles-vaccine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Carmen Lopez, Charles Goodman","caption":"Carmen Lopez, Charles Goodman","creditText":"Damian Dovarganes—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/infectious-disease/","name":"Infectious Disease"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3697166/california-measles-exemption/","name":"California Lawmakers Move to End Exemptions for Measles Vaccine"}}]}] ```