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In a post on the website of the American Academy

Dec. 22, 2017 by Kimberly Parks

In a post on the website of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Michael B. Johnson, the director of the Center for Vaccine Safety at the American Academy of Pediatrics, said: "I think it's a bit of a red herring that the vaccine exemptions are there, yet they never made the rounds in Washington state or even in state capitals. The real issue is that the exemptions are not there in Arizona, where we have so much public health research. The vaccine exemptions are there. The exemptions are there in Arizona."

That's according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which said that the new law is a "reform" that "creates a new set of exemptions that would allow parents to choose to live up to their health-care goals."

However, the new exemption laws are more likely to be pushed by the federal government, which could also be a source of contention. If states opt out of the vaccine ban, which is already in place in some states, it could mean that new and potentially devastating diseases like cholera, measles and mumps could be more prevalent within the state.

The Arizona Republic reports that more than 30 states have passed anti-vaccine laws since 2013, and more states are expected to pass anti-vaccine ordinances in 2018.

According to the Daily Mail, the new legislation will require a doctor to test your child's blood in order to make sure they are vaccinated. The law also would require parents to submit their vaccination information in order to obtain the exemption. That would force the parents to have an attorney and possibly sue in court to deny that state's decision to allow the exemptions. The bill could also require states to collect information on the parents' mental health, including whether or not they have been on drugs for any length of time, as well as whether or not they have ever had an autism diagnosis.

The legislation is now awaiting a final vote in both the U.S. House and Senate, and the House of Representatives is expected to hold a hearing next month on it in hopes of securing the support of the nation's biggest gun-control group and Republican party lawmakers.