Hearing Monday on NY right to a philosophical exemptions

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Important Hearing on NY Vaccine Exemption Rights

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Monday, Dec 15, 2008 Stony Brook, NY

The battle in New York to win the right to a

philosophical exemption from state vaccine

mandates begins in earnest on Monday with a

public " Roundtable " meeting on Long Island hosted

by Assemblymember Marc Alessi, the sponsor of

legislation to give New Yorkers philosophical

exemption rights and Assemblymember

Gottfried, the powerful chair of the Assembly

Health Committee. The meeting begins at 11 am and

continues till 2 pm at Stony Brook University

Student Activities Center, Ballroom B, comments

from the public will be allowed.

The meeting is open to the public and supporters

of vaccine rights are encouraged to attend. We

want to make an impression on Gottfried who is a

vaccine supporter but who knows that there are

serious deficiencies with the current mandatory

regime. Gottfried has sponsored his own bills

that would prohibit school districts from making

any inquiries about the religious beliefs of

parents who apply for a religious exemption­some

areas of New York are notorious for convening

religious courts that grill parents for hours

about their religious beliefs and practices,

health history, diet and any other aspect of

applicants’ lives. He has also sponsored

legislation designed to stop health departments

from investigating physicians who issue medical

exemptions. Neither bill has passed. Gottried’s

support could be extremely helpful in moving a religious exemption along.

Speakers for the bill included Barbara Loe Fisher

of the National Vaccine Information Center, Larry

Palevsky, MD of the Northport Wellness Center,

Lousie Habakus of the New Jersey Coalition for

Vaccine Choice and Gilmore of Autism United

and the Autism Action Network. Speakers in

opposition to the philosophical exemption include

Dale Morse, MD of the New York State Department

of Health and the current chair of the Advisory

Committee on Immunization Practices, the federal

bureaucracy that creates the " recommended "

vaccine schedule. Morse is also thought to be the

mastermind behind last year’s " Worst Vaccine Bill

Ever, " that would have made all vaccines approved

by the ACIP mandatory for everyone according to

the exact schedule laid down by the ACIP. In

effect parents who even delayed vaccines could

have been reported to child protective services.

Directions:

By Car- Take the Long Island Expressway (LIE,

I-495) to exit 62, and follow Nicolls Road (Route

97) north for 9 miles. The main entrance to the University is on the left.

By Train- Take the Long Islnad Railroad to Port

Jefferson line to Stony Brook. The LIRR station

is at the north end of the campus; bus service to

the central campus is provided. Trains to and

from Penn generally require transfers at Jamaica

or Huntington. Hicksville is also a transfer point on some lines.

Email Gilmore at jgilmore@...

<mailto:jgilmore@...> with questions.

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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

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