Help Back-off Opponents to MA Dissection Choice Bill

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----- Forwarded by Diane Moreau/NYLB on 02/26/2004 11:32 AM -----

 

Dear Friends:

 

Yesterday promised a quick and successful passage of H. 1252, the Massachusetts

Dissection Choice Bill, through the House, but the MTA lobbyist Julie Johnson is

up to it again and succeeded getting an inexperienced Representative, Patricia

Haddad, to stall that quick passage.

 

We are extremely optimistic about getting the H. 1252 out of the House, but we

need to back-off Haddad and let her know she's on the wrong side of the issue by

doing MTA's bidding. See below for details.

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Anti-Dissection Choice Lobbyist Up to No Good Again

 

Massachusetts Dissection Choice Bill H. 1252 has been stalled from an otherwise

quick passage through the House by Representative Patricia Haddad, who is acting

under the influence of the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA). The MTA has

convinced Haddad to attempt to add a " local option " to H. 1252, leaving it up to

local school districts to decide whether or not to allow students the choice of

humane dissection alternatives -- thus gutting the bill.

 

The bill has enormous legislative support and we cannot let the MTA's attempt to

derail H. 1252 succeed.

 

IF YOU CARE ABOUT ANIMALS AND COMPASSIONATE STUDENTS PLEASE TAKE ONE MINUTE to

contact Rep. Haddad NOW and ask her to not support MTA's " local option " language

but rather vote to SUPPORT Rep. Kakfa's Dissection Choice bill as is.

 

WE COUNTED ON EACH OF YOU IN THE PAST AND SUCCEEDED IN BACKING OFF OPPOSITION

--- PLEASE LET'S DO IT AGAIN!!!!

 

Rep. Haddad's contact info:

Phone: 617-722-2692

Fax: 617-722-2846

Email: Rep.PatriciaHaddad

 

For more information contact ahall to reach the Ethical Science and

Education Coalition, the educational affiliate of the New England

Anti-Vivisection Society