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Happy Fall! We are back to work and school, and buzzing with energy about what's most important to us. One of these topics is mandatory vaccination. People want to know if what happened in California could happen in their state. |
WHAT HAPPENED IN CALIFORNIA?
California no longer has vaccination choice. This year, it joined West Virginia and MIssissippi as one of three states that does not allow families to object to mandatory vaccination for deeply held personal or religious beliefs. SB 277 was signed into law last year and became effective on 7/1/16.
Options are dramatically shrinking for California parents who choose not to give their children some or all of the 30 mandated vaccine doses required for day care and school admission:
▪ Get a medical exemption
▪ Keep kids home (private daycare/homeschool)
▪ Move
Read here for more information including questions about access to special ed and related services specified in an IEP (cannot be denied per the Sabrow decision) and children grandfathered through the end of their current "grade span."
Parents are not happy to put it mildly. California governor Jerry Brown acknowledged this with a signing letter that explicitly upholds the medical exemption.
But it will not be so simple. Last month, we learned that an outspoken proponent of choice, Dr. Bob Sears, is fighting for his license. This seasoned pediatrician is accused of medical negligence involving a medical exemption. This will have a chilling effect on the willingness of other doctors to write exemptions, even further narrowing the alternatives for California's parents. |
WILL THIS HAPPEN IN YOUR STATE?
Not if people who care about this issue get together and get involved now, before legislation starts moving.
If your state is one of the 47 others that offer a philosophical and/or religious exemption, you might want to pay attention to what's happening in New Jersey.
In 2008, over 700 citizens rallied in Trenton to protest four new mandated vaccines, including the first in the nation flu shot. The media and politicians took notice.
But time has passed. It has been 8 years since New Jersey gathered in large numbers to express support for vaccination choice.
New Jersey's religious exemption has recently come under attack. Informed citizens pushed back hard last year but special interests are becoming more vocal that parents should not have the right to decide. Will parents rise up again today? With critical elections upcoming, legislators need to be reminded that we vote. Political developments taking place in 2017 will likely set the stage for one of the biggest battles to come. |
THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US ON JANUARY 24, 2017
Fearless Parent™ is filling a community theater in Red Bank, New Jersey with 400 likeminded people, including parents, professionals, and exhibitors.
Come and bring your friends. And if you're not within driving distance, share this with loved ones who are and consider working with us to organize a similar event in your state.
It is vitally important for the people who understand this issue to support those who are willing speak at these events. Please show up just like we're asking our legislators to show up and vote with us. Together we all participate in creating our society. |
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A CONVERSATION ABOUT CHILDHOOD VACCINATION
We are gathering some compelling and well-known voices on this topic for a celebration of community and a no holds barred discussion of the real issues behind the controversy:
Kelly Brogan, MD— holistic psychiatrist; New York Times bestselling author, A Mind of Your Own
Louise Kuo Habakus — founder, Fearless Parent™; Amazon bestselling author,Vaccine Epidemic
Sayer Ji — founder, GreenMedInfo, the leading natural health resource
Robert J. Krakow, Esq — litigator specializing in vaccine injury
Larry Palevsky, MD — conventionally-trained, holistic pediatrician
Robin Stavola and Tom Stavola, Jr — parent and sibling of 5 year-old Holly who died following mandatory vaccination; family awarded compensation from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
And contact us if you'd like to volunteer, exhibit, donate, or volunteer. We'd love your help. Fearless Parent™ is a project of the non-profit Center for Personal Rights. |
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DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR A LIMITED TIME
To thank you for helping us plan, we've set aside a block of early bird tickets. They're discounted by 30% for the next few weeks or until they sell out.
Consider buying several. Invite your family, friends, neighbors, doctors, children's teachers, and your legislators.
And we'd be so grateful if everyone, even those of you who are not local, might buy a ticket or two to donate to those who are unable to afford them.
If the cost is out of reach for you, get in touch and we'll work it out. |
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