Guest guest Posted September 3, 2001 Report Share Posted September 3, 2001 ----- Original Message ----- > If you oppose mandatory vaccinations, you should see the Association > of American Physicians & Surgeons web site. They took a unanimous vote > to abandon mandatory vaccines: {text to follow} > > http://www.aapsonline.org/ > > Scroll down list of articles on the left until you see the one on Vaccines - > right after the one on gun violence. > > A very interesting article. Thought you might like to know. > > Jean > > Nov. 2, 2000 > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: > > Contact: Serkes > > > DOCTORS’ GROUP VOTES TO OPPOSE VACCINE MANDATES > A leading national physician organization is calling for a moratorium on all > government mandated vaccines and has passed a resolution to that end at their > annual meeting. > > Members of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) voted > this week at their 57th Annual Meeting in St. Louis to pass a resolution > calling for an end to mandatory childhood vaccines. The resolution passed > without a single " no " vote. (Resolution and mandatory vaccine fact sheet > posted at www.aapsonline.org) > > " Our children face the possibility of death or serious long-term adverse > effects from mandated vaccines that aren’t necessary or that have very > limited benefits, " said Jane M. Orient, MD, AAPS Executive Director. > > " This is not a vote against vaccines, " said Dr. Orient. " This resolution only > attempts to halt blanket vaccine mandates by government agencies and school > districts that give no consideration for the rights of the parents or the > individual medical condition of the child. " > > Forty-two states have mandatory vaccine policies, and many children are > required to have 22 shots before first grade. On top of that, as a condition > for school attendance, many school districts require vaccination for diseases > such as hepatitis B -- primarily an adult disease, usually spread by multiple > sex partners, drug abuse or an occupation with exposure to blood. > > And yet, children under the age of 14 are three times more likely to suffer > adverse effects -- including death -- following the hepatitis b vaccine than > to catch the disease itself. > > Just last week, students in Utica, NY were sent home from school, and told > they could not return until they had been forced to receive hep B > vaccinations. Further, parents were threatened by Child Protective Services > with possible seizure of their children based on " education neglect. " > > " It’s obscene to threaten to seize a child just because his parents refuse > medical treatment that is obviously unnecessary and perhaps even dangerous, " > said Dr. Orient. " AAPS believes that parents, with the advice of their > doctors, should make decisions about their children’s medical care -- not > government bureaucrats. This Resolution affirms that position. " > > (Note: AAPS is a professional association of physicians dedicated since 1943 > to the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship.) > > > <A HREF= " http://www.aapsonline.org/aaps/testimony/vacresol.htm " >AAPS > RESOLUTION ON MANDATORY VACCINES</A> > <A HREF= " http://www.aapsonline.org/aaps/testimony/mandvac.htm " > MANDATORY > VACCINES FACTS</A> > <A HREF= " http://www.aapsonline.org/aaps/vaccine.htm " >MORE VACCINE INFORMATION > </A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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