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If the bill passes, California would become the state with the youngest age for children to get vaccinated on their own without permission from an adult.

\"It will serve as an example for other states,\" Benjamin said. \"California has often been on the cutting edge of legislation that has become law in other parts of the country. So it will certainly be an exemplar in that area and it will serve as a model for other states, particularly as we see the numbers of kids vaccinated grow.\"

However, not everyone is in favor of the bill.

​​\"It just seems like this is part of this ongoing war against parents by some Democratic elected officials,\" California Republican Assemblyman James Gallagher told ABC News. \"This bill is not about letting children make some sort of decision in a vacuum whether or not they want to get vaccinated. It's about eliminating parents from that decision-making process.\"

He described the bill as a \"slippery slope\" and said it could lead to kids having autonomy to take other medications without parental consent.

\"What other drugs, what other things would a child be able to decide at school or some other place without their parents' consent?\" Gallagher asked.

Under California law, minors aged 12 and older are already allowed to be vaccinated against hepatitis B and human papillomavirus (HPV) and to receive birth control and treatments for STIs, mental health disorders and substance abuse.

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But Wiener said he doesn't believe the new bill would curb parents' input when it comes to their children's health because most teens speak to their parents when it comes to making medical decisions.

\"The vast majority of teens -- even if they have the ability to get a vaccine -- will talk to their parents about the issue,\" Wiener said. \"We want parents to be involved in their kids' health care, and I am confident that many, many teens will talk to parents about it.\"

He continued, \"Sadly there are some teens who are not in a position to talk to their parents about it. For whatever reason, they can't have those conversations and in those situations, a teenager should be able to protect their own health.\"

Benjamin said the idea of providing teens with autonomy is not new or radical and could actually help teenagers think critically and analytically.

\"We do this a lot in other areas in our lives,\" he said. \"We give them driver's licenses as they are able to mature both emotionally and physically. Parents should think of this as part of allowing their kids to have more control over their health decision-making. From a mental health and psychological perspective, this should be thought of as giving kids more responsibility, and I think overall it's a good thing.\"

ABC News' Ivan Pereira contributed to this report.

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