▁regardless ▁of ▁parent al ▁feelings ▁toward ▁v acc ines , ▁saying ▁" Arguments ▁about ▁medical ▁freedom ▁and ▁choice ▁are ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁the ▁human ▁and ▁constitution al ▁rights ▁of ▁children . ▁When ▁parents ▁won ’ t ▁protect ▁them , ▁govern ments ▁must ." ▁ ▁A ▁review ▁of ▁court ▁cases ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁found ▁that , ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁courts ▁that ▁have ▁heard ▁cases ▁regarding ▁whether ▁not ▁v acc in ating ▁a ▁child ▁constit utes ▁neglect , ▁seven ▁have ▁held ▁v acc ine ▁ref us al ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁child ▁neglect . ▁ ▁To ▁prevent ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁disease ▁by ▁un v acc in ated ▁individuals , ▁some ▁schools ▁and ▁do ctors ' ▁sur ger ies ▁have ▁prohib ited ▁un v acc in ated ▁children ▁from ▁being ▁en rolled , ▁even ▁where ▁not ▁required ▁by ▁law . ▁Ref us al ▁of ▁do ctors ▁to ▁treat ▁un v acc in ated ▁children ▁may ▁cause ▁harm ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁child ▁and ▁public ▁health , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁un eth ical , ▁if ▁the ▁parents ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁another ▁health care ▁provider ▁for ▁the ▁child . ▁Op in ion ▁on ▁this ▁is ▁divided , ▁with ▁the ▁largest ▁professional ▁association , ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ped iat rics , ▁saying ▁that ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁un v acc in ated ▁children ▁may ▁be ▁an ▁option ▁under ▁narrow ly ▁defined ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁Religion ▁ ▁Since ▁most ▁relig ions ▁were ▁started ▁far ▁before ▁v acc in