ents ▁of ▁mand atory ▁v acc in ations ▁arg uing ▁that ▁govern ments ▁should ▁not ▁in fr inge ▁on ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁freedom ▁to ▁make ▁medical ▁dec isions ▁for ▁themselves ▁or ▁their ▁children , ▁while ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁comp uls ory ▁v acc ination ▁c ite ▁the ▁well - document ed ▁public ▁health ▁benefits ▁of ▁v acc ination . ▁O thers ▁argue ▁that , ▁for ▁comp uls ory ▁v acc ination ▁to ▁effectively ▁prevent ▁disease , ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁not ▁only ▁available ▁v acc ines ▁and ▁a ▁population ▁willing ▁to ▁imm un ize , ▁but ▁also ▁sufficient ▁ability ▁to ▁decl ine ▁v acc ination ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁personal ▁belief . ▁ ▁V acc ination ▁policy ▁involves ▁complicated ▁eth ical ▁issues , ▁as ▁un v acc in ated ▁individuals ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁contract ▁and ▁spread ▁disease ▁to ▁people ▁with ▁we aker ▁imm une ▁systems , ▁such ▁as ▁young ▁children ▁and ▁the ▁elder ly , ▁and ▁to ▁other ▁individuals ▁in ▁whom ▁the ▁v acc ine ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁effective . ▁However , ▁mand atory ▁v acc ination ▁policies ▁raise ▁eth ical ▁issues ▁regarding ▁parent al ▁rights ▁and ▁informed ▁consent . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁v acc in ations ▁are ▁not ▁truly ▁comp uls ory , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁typically ▁required ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁children ▁to ▁attend ▁public ▁schools . ▁ ▁Children ' s ▁rights ▁ ▁Medical ▁eth ic ist ▁Arthur ▁Cap lan ▁arg ues ▁that ▁children ▁have ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁available ▁medical ▁care , ▁including ▁v acc ines ,