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Page 15 of 15 US vaccines are licensed by the FDA, and vaccination recommendations are made by ACIP, whose members are appointed by the CDC. ACIP vaccination recommendations are enacted into law by public health departments and/or legislatures at the state level.
"ACIP recommendations are a license for vaccine manufacturers to use state governments, school systems, and social service systems as a marketing department for their products," Belkin said.
"The CDC, ACIP, and American Academy of Pediatrics all insist the vaccine adverse reactions don't exist or are coincidences....Unelected, unregulated, and unaccountable ACIP medical bureaucrats have blatant financial conflicts of interest and are committing scientific fraud by recommending administration of vaccines that have not been tested for safety in the age groups or populations targeted." To see Belkin's full presentation to the NVIC, visit the Optimal Wellness Center Website at www.mercola.com. To view the ARC Research chart listing mercury poisoning and autism symptoms, go to www.autism.com/.
What Can Parents Do?
James Filenbaum is a New York attorney and author of the article "Your Right to Avoid Immunizations." He specializes in religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccination. Some state statutes require a parent to be a member of a specific organization to claim a religious exemption, but Filenbaum said that such a requirement has been declared unconstitutional. All states provide medical exemptions, and all but two states, Mississippi and West Virginia, also have religious exemptions. Currently 15 states provide for philosophical exemptions. "A lot of people, including school officials, may tell you that that is still the law, but it is not the law. It changed in 1988 when we brought a case in New York for a chiropractor who didn't want his child vaccinated. As a result of that case, the court declared the law unconstitutional because it discriminates between people based on their religious beliefs....When a school district denies you your right to claim a religious exemption, they are violating your federally protected civil rights under the first amendment....And under federal law you are entitled to financial damages."
If parents have begun vaccinations and then decide that they want to stop, they have the right to claim the religious exemption or philosophical exemption. "It is not what you did believe, it is what you believe now," Filenbaum said, adding that his caseload for religious exemption law has exploded in the last few years. To reach Filenbaum or to request a copy of his article, call 888-SHOTSNO or see www.ImmunizationAttorney.com.
Note: Tapes of the NVIC Conference are available to the public and can be ordered by contacting Repeat Performance, 219-465-1234, www.audiotapes.com (see "Public Health").
Lisa Regan resides in Williamsburg, Virginia, with her husband, Keith, a portfolio manager, and their son, Collins (3). She is the president of Families for Natural Living (www.FamiliesForNaturalLiving.org), a nonprofit that provides both information to the public and support to families.
For more information on vaccines see the Mothering Reprint: Vaccines: Mercury, Autism and Chronic Disease
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