Vindictive DOCS still out to jab baby - urgent fighting fund appeal

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Hepatitis baby': DOCS seeks further orders

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/26/2346242.htm

Posted Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:25am AEST

Updated Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:36am AEST

The couple fears the hepatitis B vaccine will do more harm than good.

The couple fears the hepatitis B vaccine will do more harm than good.

(Reuters: Dylan ez)

The New South Wales Department of Community Services (DOCS) will return to

the Supreme Court today to seek further orders over a couple's refusal to

vaccinate their newborn baby.

The boy's mother has hepatitis B, but the couple does not want to vaccinate

him because of concerns about possible side effects.

DOCS applied for the order last Thursday after the Croydon Park couple

refused to vaccinate their son and went into hiding.

The department was granted an extension yesterday, but have still been

unable to find them.

Meryl Dorey from the Australian Vaccination Network, an anti-vaccination

group, says DOCS is treating the couple badly.

" I'm very concerned with what they're going through, " she said.

" Anyone who's had a child knows that that first few days after birth can be

very difficult. Imagine how hard it would be if you have to keep moving to

avoid the police just to do what you think is best to protect your child. "

Ms Dorey says the couple is being unfairly targeted.

" It is absolutely amazing to me that with all the children out there who are

being genuinely abused by their families, who DOCS says they don't the

resources to actually work with, that they are spending all of this time and

effort in tracking in tracking down a loving family that's doing what they

feel is best for their children, " she said.

As you see, this case is not yet over and won¹t be until DOCS is challenged

in court. We are raising funds to help this family fight a very necessary

battle for their rights to choose how to keep their children healthy. Win or

lose, this issue will affect all of us and it is in all of our best

interests for this couple to win. If you believe that parents should have

the right to choose what form of healthcare they want for their family,

please give to our fighting fund now. At this point, at least $20,000 will

be needed to fight this in the courts. We have so far raised a bit over

$8,000 and that includes one very large donation from a generous supporter.

Donations can be made in several different ways. You can deposit to our AVN

gift fund account (account details below) which is a certified fund-raising

account. We will email you receipts for tax purposes if you email us to let

us know that you have deposited funds ­ this is very important! Send notices

of donations to judy@... and give her the amount you have paid in.

Deposits can be made by Internet transfer or direct deposit at any Westpac

Branch or you can donate via our web site - www.avn.org.au and just click

on the link for donations.

PLEASE NOTE ­ IF YOU DON¹T LET US KNOW THAT YOUR DONATIONS IS FOR THIS

CAUSE, WE WILL ASSUME IT IS FOR THE AVN SO PLEASE SPECIFY. And if you want

to donate to the AVN as well so we can keep on supporting families like

this, please consider making an additional small gift at the same time ­ any

size gift is appreciated and Paypal is available for all those who prefer to

use this method. All funds given to support this family will go directly to

them and for their defence.

So to repeat, you can donate using a credit card or paypal by clicking on

this link (sorry ­ if this link breaks, you may have to cut and paste the 2

different bits) http://www.avn.org.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=34.

You do not need to register on the site to do this ­ just click on the

donation amount you want to give and if you want to give more than the

amounts listed, just put in the multiple you wish (eg 10 X $10 ­ for a $100

donation). You will be able to put some text in the checkout phase so just

say for instance ­ I would like to give this $100 to the fighting fund or, I

would like to give $80 to the fighting fund and $20 to the AVN.

By using the web site, you can pay by Mastercard, Bankcard, VISA, Diner¹s

Card or American Express as well as Paypal. If you want to pay at the bank

or by direct deposit, here are the details:

Westpac Bank

Account name ­ Australian Vaccination Network Incorporated Gift Fund

BSB ­ 032591

Account number ­ 196282

Use your first and last name as identification on the payment and email

judy@... to give her the amount, identification left and purpose of

the donation.

Donations can also be made by sending a cheque or money order (please don¹t

send cash) to:

AVN

PO Box 177

BANGALOW NSW 2479

AUSTRALIA

If you are wanting to donate from outside of Australia, please do not send a

cheque as it costs us more to deposit these cheques than the funds donated.

Paypal or credit card are the best options for this purpose.