Jan. 28 NH Conscientious Belief ExemptionHearings

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January 22, 2010 IssueNVIC Vaccine News Jan. 28 NH Conscientious Belief Exemption Hearing by Dawn Richardson, NVIC Director of State AdvocacyThe New Hampshire Coalition for Vaccine Choice (www.vacchoiceNH. org) led by NVIC members Landies and Melanie Streeter will be participating in a public hearing on Jan. 28, 2010 in Concord, New Hampshire on proposed legislation for conscientious belief exemption to vaccination (HB 1555). They need the support of everyone who wants to help secure the right to make informed, voluntary vaccine decisions in New Hampshire.A fundamental parent rightOne of the most fundamental and important parental rights is for parents to have the final say over what drugs and vaccines are put into their child's body. Whether you chose to consent to your child receiving a particular vaccine or not, the important thing is that it is ultimately your decision and not the decision of a government health or school official or anyone else.One Size Does Not Fit AllUnfortunately, there are still states that make receiving an education contingent upon a child being injected with dozens of CDC recommended and government mandated vaccines. The problem with this is that every child is different and every vaccine is different: one size does not fit all. Ensuring that all states have informed consent protections in their laws in the form of strong medical, religious and conscientious belief exemptions is the only way to protect our freedom to make voluntary health care decisions, including voluntary decisions about vaccination.Here is What You Can DoHere is how you can help even if you do not live in New Hampshire... click here to read more. ... About Dawn Richardson Dawn Richardson is president of PROVE (Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education) and Director of State Advocacy for the National Vaccine Information Center. An activist Mom, she co-founded PROVE, a statewide parent rights advocacy network in Austin, Texas in 1997 and has led a highly successful 12 year public information campaign in Texas and in the Texas Legislature to promote awareness about vaccine safety, medical privacy and informed consent issues. She was appointed NVIC's Director of State Advocacy after leading vaccine choice advocacy training sessions at NVIC's Oct. 2-4, 2009 Fourth International Public Conference on Vaccination. She is developing a national state-based communications and organizing network to help Americans protect voluntary vaccine choices in America. Click here to read more.Our Sponsors NVIC E-News is a free service of the National Vaccine Information Center and is supported through donations.NVIC is funded through the financial support of its members and does not receive any government subsidies. Barbara Loe Fisher, President and Co- founder.Learn more about vaccines, diseases and how to protect your informed consent rights www.nvic.org National Vaccine Information Center204 Mill St., Suite B1 · Vienna, VA 22180 · 1-703-938-0342 Forward email Email Marketing by National Vaccine Information Center | 407-H Church St | Vienna | VA | 22180