so the sense from the church is that people should be immunized for the sake of the common goodç andized against any seriously dangerous disease. >> reporter: in spite of the concern about abortion?ç >> in spite, yes. the connection is thought to be distant enough to justify what's called cooperation with the wrongdoing of others. >> reporter: jodie castanza has no religious objection to vaccination. most people who opt out don't. for her, it's a personal decision that she thinks is of no one else's concern. >> people definitely will say that, you know, you're putting other kids at risk with that and maybe, but kids are also at risk when they pick up sticks and play sword fights on the playground and, you know, slam each other into snow banks and put rocks in snowballs and you know, all -- there's so many risks that i'm not willing to ç take on guilt or ownership of that particular one at this point.ç >> reporter: in some ways, vaccines have been victims of their own success. illnesses that once ravaged communities are now out of sight, out of mind. >> these are nasty diseases. th