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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

Ask the ACLU to Act to Put an End to Vaccine Waivers

Target: Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Sponsor: Anai Rhoads Ford
  • Signatures: 172
  • Goal: 10,000
  • Deadline: 2-6-2007
We are asking that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) take action against vaccination waivers. Parents should have the right not to vaccinate their children by simply saying "no". Those that refuse to vaccinate are currently forced into signing a waiver that has language which blames the parents and practically praises vaccine makers.

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Number Date Name Zip/Postal Code Country Do you plan to vaccinate your baby? Has your child been hurt by vaccines? Has your child (or a child you know) died after a vaccine was given? Picture Report
172 8:02 pm PDT, Oct 27 carmen miner 85019 United States no chance i ever will again. i'm sure they have by some degree but not anything recognizable to myself none that i've known
171 12:28 pm PDT, Aug 18 Ashley Fallis 71854 United States        
170 6:30 am PDT, Jul 27 Anonymous 11102 United States No, and the pharmaceutical companies should not be making public policy for profit while risking our children's health      
169 11:05 pm PDT, Jul 14 Cheryl Atwell 63088 United States Heck NO, parents have the right to say no. They are protecting their children from mercury which is the right action to take. The gov't has no right to get rich off of pharmaceuticals and push them on us. Say no. Clean up your vaccines and let the people know what these vaccines are made of and what ingredients are in them. If people knew that fetuses and mercury were ingredients they would not give them to their children.      
168 6:35 pm PDT, Jun 25 Deanne Kacmar 15401 United States        
167 7:29 pm PDT, Apr 10 Alexandra Scott 33511 United States        
166 2:37 pm PDT, Mar 30 Jenny Gorsky 60538 United States        
165 12:44 pm PDT, Mar 28 Anonymous 50263 United States        
164 8:14 pm PDT, Mar 27 Anonymous 50003 United States no no no  
163 3:22 pm PDT, Mar 27 Heather Reed 50311 United States No No no  
162 7:37 am PDT, Mar 24 Anonymous 32216 United States I have not vaccinated ANY of my 2 children and don't ever plan to. I got an exemption for 1 already. And plan to get an exemption for the other as well as the one I have on the way! My daughter had a fever once & I took her to the doctor. They asked me had I vaccinated her and of course I said no. So later on I take a look at the doctors notes & he wrote that I was neglecting my child! Just because I hadn't gotten her any shots. This is despicable! WATCH OUT PEOPLE!! They never got a hold of my children. No.  
161 1:54 pm PDT, Mar 12 S Lesh 98387 United States I had no choice at my child's birth. If I was offered, I would had said no to the Hep B shot. Child had problems with the Pertussis. No  
160 8:08 pm PST, Mar 4 Anonymous 89060 United States We no longer vaccinate our son, almost 3, and our daughter, 1 1/2 Not *serious* but my son's leg was very swollen and red for two days after receiving vaccines (where the shot was administered) No  
159 9:04 pm PST, Feb 13 Michael K. MacArthur 32550 United States No N/A N/A  
158 10:25 am PST, Jan 15 Diana Harris 20603 United States Yes but delayed Maybe he had a seizure same day as Hep B Vaccine No  
157 7:46 am PST, Jan 10 Mavis Schlichtmann 02536 United States chose not to after careful research 23 years ago and did not vaccinate any of my 5 children who are all very healthy indeed! It is getting absolutely ridiculous that the drug companies have been able to sell the world on vaccines when they have caused more harm than good. Please educate! We should not have to justify our decisions to anyone, including the goverment who is mostly bought out by the drug companies anyway! Just sickening to me! didn't let them have the chance yes  
156 6:58 am PST, Jan 1 Simos Tarabatzis   Greece        
155 4:51 pm PST, Dec 21 Anonymous 60101 United States   Yes, allergic to many ingredients    
154 9:36 am PST, Dec 7 Anonymous 11787 United States        
153 6:18 am PST, Nov 30 Catherine Swanson 76248 United States no she is not born yet no  
152 7:16 pm PST, Nov 24 Anonymous 60435 United States No Possibly A child I know  
151 2:07 pm PST, Nov 10 Linda Hanus 78213 United States        
150 11:08 pm PST, Nov 5 Anonymous 42327 United States Not anymore Yes, daughter is autistic, thanks ALOT drug companies No  
149 1:08 pm PDT, Nov 1 Dion Staton 35091 United States NO NO NO  
148 8:38 pm PDT, Oct 10 Laurel Burns 04101 United States      
147 10:32 pm PDT, Sep 18 Jerika Stroh 28304 United States        
146 7:44 pm PDT, Aug 30 Margaret Zappala 04073 United States I do not plan to ever vaccinate my child. No, my child did not get hurt by vaccines- they didn't have a chance to. Yes, someone I used to work for lost her 6 week old child.  
145 7:11 pm PDT, Aug 30 Ken Schliesmann 54636 United States        
144 3:44 pm PDT, Aug 30 Dee C 14870 United States        
143 10:22 am PDT, Aug 30 Lauren Stone 93304 United States        
142 9:49 pm PDT, Aug 28 dd komar 85019 United States        
141 10:32 am PDT, Aug 27 Felicita Luna 10002 United States        
140 5:48 pm PDT, Aug 18 Tina Ferguson 12166 United States   My grandson is developmentally delayed and on a waiting list to be evaluated for Autism...I believe this was caused by the vaccines...my new grandaughter has not been vaccinated as of yet and is 3 months old. I worked with mentally and physically challenged adults and I see that my granson has Autistic tendencies.  
139 9:36 pm PDT, Aug 16 Kalee Prue 06424 United States NOT on your life! I'm not giving him the chance to be. STOP THE DECEPTION of the pharmaceutical industry! No but I know of a few who have.  
138 6:55 am PDT, Aug 10 Desiree Springer 94577 United States not a chance      
137 3:41 pm PDT, Jul 30 Anonymous 94591 United States No      
136 10:32 pm PDT, Jul 25 tze hui 96000 Malaysia yes no no  
135 9:16 am PDT, Jul 24 Danelle D. Chamberlain 48879 United States        
134 12:09 pm PDT, Jul 19 Danielle Tessier 99708 United States not anymore my oldest ended up having to go back to the doctor because he had a fever that was nearly 105... no  
133 1:16 pm PDT, Jun 19 Karen L Mosca 12547 United States Grandchild My daughter was vaccinated with the smallpox vaccine and nearly died @ 15mos She was given last rites no  
132 11:34 am PDT, Jun 19 Mellissia Kennedy 98367 United States I do, but according to my own schedual and leaving out some of the vaccines i feel are unneeded no no  
131 8:32 pm PDT, Jun 7 Belinda Cornell 37043 United States no My three year old had a reaction to a series of shots. no  
130 12:56 pm PDT, May 26 Anonymous L5J 2E7 Canada        
129 11:35 am PDT, May 16 Anonymous 83713 United States No, I strongly believe that vacinations are a hit or miss chance to prevent problems. I don't want to take a 5-50% chance that my child might not be ok. I don't even want to take a 1% chance that my child could die as a result of a free gov. vaccine. Why can't health care be free. No Yes  
128 11:26 am PDT, May 16 Harold Cohen 11731 United States        
127 9:12 am PDT, May 16 kristyna alcaide 32413 United States no they have not been vaccinated no  
126 10:54 am PDT, May 10 Soozin Chandler 91505 United States        
125 5:54 pm PDT, Apr 16 Angela Short 15001 United States no yes no  
124 12:11 pm PDT, Apr 16 Anonymous 98026 United States Yes N/A No  
123 12:29 pm PDT, Apr 15 Rica Croft 53545 United States no no but my brother has. no
122 1:16 am PDT, Apr 15 Ryan Villalobos 98012 United States no more vacs. will be given to him. no. but not willing to take the chance. no.  
121 8:08 pm PDT, Apr 14 Marcia O'Connor 04910 United States Absolutely not! One has been, and becasue of it, the entire family has had to deal with problems. I have had vax reaction issues myself. Not mine, but i've known of a couple.  
120 5:32 pm PDT, Apr 14 Anonymous 08807 United States patially no no  
119 2:35 pm PDT, Apr 14 Codi Ainsworth 98012 United States The last vaccines my son had was at 10 months old. I was uneducated then. None of my future children will be vaccinated! Probabally...only time will tell. not personally.
118 2:09 pm PDT, Apr 14 Whitney Walters 50138 United States No I do not. My son is healthy and I want to keep it that way. His medical decisions are for me to make and no doctor or government official should have the right to over rule me when it comes to the well being of my children. I should not be forced to sign a form in order to make my choices for my children. If I have educated myself and made a choice that is all that I should have to do. No but I know of others that have had reactions and gotten sick after being given their shots. No
117 11:24 am PDT, Apr 14 Allison Rovang 92071 United States        
116 12:53 am PDT, Apr 14 Michele McCain 37919 United States   yes    
115 1:00 pm PDT, Mar 20 Anonymous 08106 United States no my friend's has  
114 2:25 pm PDT, Mar 18 Anonymous 48473 United States No, I do not. Most vaccines are unneccessary, dangerous and do not work. I vaccinated my six year old and she still contracted mumps. I am not happy about the fact that aborted fetal cells are used to make these vaccines. Not as yet, no. No.  
113 10:41 pm PDT, Mar 15 Anonymous 12180 United States I have not and she is now 3. I have not vaccinated her, even though doctors have scared me and refused to see us.    
112 5:49 pm PDT, Mar 12 Rhonda Barrientos 75061 United States I did. At the time, I knew nothing about thimerisol, or its associated risks to my children I believe so, YES. Twice, I was blessed with happy, beautiful, children who displayed none of the signs of autism. After the vaccinations began, that's when it all started. My youngest son has Autism/PDD and even at 7 years old, uses very little speech. No, thank God
111 1:35 pm PST, Mar 10 thomas doxsee 11967 United States no this term "hurt" does this mean something severe or the so called "normal" side effects of every vaccination given. reguardless of whether these vaccines have "hurt" my child, it should be my choice as to what if anything is injected into my child. no  
110 3:38 pm PST, Mar 8 nancy doxsee 11741 United States     yes  
109 3:33 pm PST, Mar 8 Michelle Doxsee 11782 United States No My 3 year old suffered a severe reaction at 10 months old yes  
108 1:04 am PST, Mar 6 Louise Scalza 11703 United States NO NO NO  
107 8:05 pm PST, Mar 5 Heather Karraker 60901 United States I did ONLY because it is mandatory. every child is. No, but I know one who almost did.  
106 9:14 am PST, Feb 28 Kathy Smith 76248 United States already did My daughter went into seizers shortly after receiving only the Hep B vaccine no  
105 7:07 am PST, Feb 14 Bernadette Storts 48461 United States Never again My daughter has 2 auto immune diseases, psoriasis & type 1 diabetes, both onset within weeks of last shots.    
104 12:00 pm PST, Feb 1 n. wojciechowski 80525 United States unless vaccines are made safer. no but my brother has autism & i feel vaccines lead to his disability.    
103 3:40 pm PST, Jan 31 Christi Manry 67530 United States No dont' have children yet don't want to take the chance of that happening  
102 10:42 pm PST, Jan 25 jeanine clint 85208 United States i'd rather die many a family member no, but my friends did, two of em!!!  
101 5:34 pm PST, Jan 24 Jean Long 29001 United States        

Ask the ACLU to Act to Put an End to Vaccine Waivers

Know Your Rights

By endorsing this particular waiver, parents would essentially be signing an admittance of neglect and or "abuse" for refusing vaccines. The language contained in this waiver could put parents and caregivers in jeopardy down-the-line if they should ever find themselves in the courts due to their child's health problems, when confronted with child protective services, divorce, or just about any matter pertaining to that child that could be used against the parent(s).

Do Vaccines Work?

Example One:

According to a report printed by The Lancet (21/9/1991), a polio outbreak began in Oman between the years of 1988 and 1989. This is significant because a polio outbreak occurred despite the children being vaccinated prior to the outbreak. Curiously, the region with the highest attack rate had the highest vaccine coverage, while the region with the lowest attack rate had the lowest vaccine coverage.

Example Two:

Sweden abandoned the whooping cough vaccine in 1979. Why? Out of 5,140 cases of whooping cough in 1978, it was found that 84 percent had been vaccinated at least three times. You may find this report in the BMJ 283:696-697, 1981.

Pay-outs

More than $1.1 billion in claims have been paid by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to parents of children affected by vaccines. On average, each family received nearly a million dollars each. Sadly, the claims by the parents had to fit in the programme's extremely narrow definitions in order to qualify for compensation.

Naughty CDC

The CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee and its members get money from vaccine manufacturers.

They own stock in vaccine companies and get paid to conduct research.

As of 2003, the CDC has had 28 licensing agreements with companies and at least one university for vaccines.

Vaccines once endorsed by the CDC were pulled off the market after infants (and even some adults) had serious reactions. People had to die for the CDC to admit wrongdoing.

Why Your Doctor May Not Care

Your doctor gets paid by the companies that supply the vaccines for each and every vaccine.

A 1993 federal "Immunization Initiative" gave States more than $400 million in vaccine incentives and a $100 bounty for each child vaccinated with the shots the federal government recommended.

You should know that according to the February 1981 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 90 percent of obstetricians and 66 percent of pediatricians refused to take the rubella vaccine, and in 1990 a British survey showed that over 50 percent of doctors in the UK rejected the Hepatitis B vaccine. (British Med Jnl, 27/1/90).

Check your State's laws regarding exemption. Most States will allow you to avoid vaccinations if you have a religious or ethical reason. However - keep in mind that it is your right not to disclose your faith or your full reasons for not wanting to vaccinate your child.

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