As you read this work and put its principles into
practice, there are two basic axioms you never want to
forget. They are the rock upon which all your actions are
based.
Nobody, anywhere or any time and under any circumstances has
the right or power in this country to immunize you or your
children against your will and conviction. If they attempt
to do so, you can legally charge them with "assault with a
deadly weapon" and have the full resources of our laws
behind you.
At all times in attempting to avoid unwanted immunization,
you have the Law of the Land behind you. Those who would try
to vaccinate you against your will are on very shaky ground.
Into every compulsory immunization law in America are
written legal exceptions and waivers which are there
specifically to protect you from the attempted tyranny of
officialdom. It is not only your right, but your obligation
to use them, if this is what your conscience tells you.
Article I
In all your contacts with any member of the school, public
health, or legal establishment, always remain calm,
courteous, and humbly reverent toward their position. You
are only asking of them that which the law duty binds them
to give you. There is no reason, or advantage, to be gained
by antagonizing them.
Most of these officials believe they are discharging their
trust as outlined by law. If they are overstepping the law,
then you must very diplomatically bring the true facts to
their attention, but without attempting to belittle them.
The more you can preserve their ego, the more easily and
quickly you are likely to get what you desire - a waiver of
immunization.
Rule No. 1: Do not
harass, belittle, or antagonize officials unnecessarily.
Article 2
All compulsory laws concerning vaccination (including the
military) contain exceptions and waivers. It is these
protections placed in the laws that you may legally use to
exclude yourself and your children. Surprisingly, these
exceptions were placed there, not for your sake (although
you may take advantage of them), but for the protection of
the establishment.
How is this? Let us assume that these exceptions were not
there and everyone was actually forced to be immunized.
Should a child die or become mentally or physically
disabled, the parent would have the perfect case to sue the
doctor, the school, the health department, and even the
state legislature for enormous damages.
Since they allowed no exceptions, they must accept full
responsibility for all the adverse consequences of the law.
However, if exception waivers are placed in the law, the
responsibility is then transferred back to the parent. If a
child should be injured by immunization, the officials can
say, "Well, the parent should have exempted him if they
thought there was any danger."
Therefore, there is in truth no such thing as a compulsory
vaccination law in this country. They are ALL, in essence,
voluntary. The problem is that practically no one in
authority will let you know this fact.
Rule No. 2: There are no
compulsory vaccination laws. All are voluntary, and you are
held responsible for the adverse results upon you or your
children.
Article 3
While all immunization laws have exceptions you can use, the
wording in each state differs, and you must know the exact
wording for your state to make the proper request of waiver.
This information can be obtained in one of two ways.
Go to the reference section of your local library- look in
the State Statute Revised Law Book under Public Health Law
or Communicable Disease sections. The list of immunization
requirements will appear first and then the exemptions will
be given. Usually one or two provisions will be listed:
either on religious or medical grounds or both.
You may call or write your state representative and ask for
a copy of the immunization laws in your state. Making this
available is part of his job, and it will be sent promptly.
Rule No. 3: Know your
own state law so that you can conform to its exact
requirements for exemption.
Article 4
There are two basic reasons for exception - medical or
religious. Which one you choose will often depend upon the
wording of the law in your state and your personal
convictions.
We shall discuss medical exemption first. While laws do
vary, nearly all states require that a note or certificate
of waiver be submitted by a physician licensed in the state
of residence. In some areas where states are small and
people continually travel from one to another for business,
a statement from a physician in a contiguous state will be
accepted.
In this letter it is usually necessary to state the reason
for the requested waiver and the length of time it should
extend. Many laws limit all such letters to a school year
and they must be renewed each fall.
The two most valid reasons for medical waiver are "the fear
of allergic reaction in a sensitive child" and "to prevent
possible damage to a weakened immune system." Both of these
can occur in a child who has been immunized, and since no
one but the physician and the parent will be held
responsible for their consequences, it is up to them to
protect the child.
It is possible that some states may require the letter from
an M.D. or D.O., but many will allow an exemption letter
from a chiropractor if it is courteously and properly
written, as outlined above.
Rule No. 4: Medical
waivers are always valid but must be written to fit each
state law and often need to be renewed annually.
Article 5
The foregoing may work for school exemptions, but are there
any such waivers in the Armed Forces? Yes. All branches of
the Service provide "immunization waivers."
Again, if they did not you could sue them for millions of
dollars if a reaction occurred from their immunizations.
Because of these waiver provisions, you become responsible
if you react.
When you first sign up or enlist, you must state your
objection to the vaccinations and tell whether it is
"religious conscience" or medical reasons, such as allergies
or a low tolerance to medication of any kind. If you do not
show objection at this time, you have given the military the
right to do what they will with you.
If there is any difficulty, the same rules apply here as in
the school program. Never forget, even though you may be in
the Service, no one has the right to immunize you against
your will. You do not give up your constitutional rights
when you join the Armed Forces.
Rule No. 5: The rules that
govern school vaccination exemption also apply to the
military. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. They do not
know, or are hiding, the facts of the law.
Article 6
What about international travel? May I go around the world
without vaccination?
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva grants
American visitors the right to REFUSE shots when traveling
internationally. However, if an area you wish to enter is
infected, you may be detained until the public health
servant gives you the "go" (at his discretion).
Thousands travel world-wide each year without shots - so you
may if that is your choice. Many of our co-workers have
traveled over much of the world and have never taken any
immunizations, nor were they ever detained.
It would be wise to request a copy of Foreign Rules and
Regulations, Part 71, Title 42, on immunization when you
receive your passport. Never forget the basic rule, "No one
will vaccinate you against your will because by doing so
they assume full responsibility for the consequences both
legal and medical."
Rule No. 7: You may
travel wherever you wish in the world without vaccination.
The worst that can happen is that in very rare circumstances
you may be detained temporarily.
Some Important Details
The above seven articles constitute all the basic rules.
However, there are many important little "tricks of the
trade" to having your legal requests honored. These will now
be discussed.
While waivers and exemptions are written into all laws on
immunization, most public health officials, doctors, and
especially school officials are loathe to discuss their
existence when questioned, and rarely, to our knowledge,
volunteer such information.
A top Philadelphia school official was on the radio with the
unequivocal statement, "NO SHOTS, NO SCHOOL."
This statement is of course completely counter to state law,
with which presumably he is familiar. Such unwarranted
dogmatism is common in the people you will encounter. Once
the end of their legitimate authority has been reached, they
will use their next most powerful weapon - INTIMIDATION.
They will threaten to keep your child out of school, take
him from you, or send you to jail. These are all idle
threats because they can do none of these thing, if you
follow our simple instructions.
The basic rules have been given to you, but there are a few
important details to be considered if the officials start on
this course of unlawful intimidation.
You must send a letter to the school to inform the education
officials of your stand. A phone call is not legal. It can
be a note from your doctor, minister, or a notarized letter
from you stating your sincere objections to the
immunization. If you do not do this and fail to have your
child immunized, it could be construed as negligence on your
part and in some states there is a possibility of legal
action against you.
If the school should refuse to honor your letter, request
that they give you a statement in writing outlining their
reasons for refusal. If they won't, their refusal is legally
invalid, and your letter stands; they must enroll your
child. If they do (they rarely will) they take the risk of
incriminating themselves, especially if they are acting
contrary (as is common) to what is specified in the law
concerning your rights for exemption. Remember they are on
tenuous ground, not you. They are your servants, you are not
their servant. If worst comes to worst and you have a very
knowledgeable official who writes you a refusal and states
accurately the lawful reasons for refusal, he will also in a
negative way tell you what the accepted exemptions are, and
then you can go about meeting them, by one of the routes
suggested in this handout.
Child neglect is the one legal point you want to avoid at
all costs. No legal parent or guardian can be charged with
neglect unless he shows complete lack of concern or action
to be more informed. Stripped of legal jargon, this simply
means that if you can show that you have investigated the
situation, have come to a specific decision concerning
immunizations, and have informed the authorities of the
same, no neglect charge can be brought. Neglect can be
brought only when it can be shown that you have failed to
have your children immunized, not out of respect for their
medical or spiritual integrity, but only because you were
too concerned with other matters.
At times there may be a question of whether you have given
or withdrawn legal consent. Legal consent is dependent upon
being properly informed on both the advantages and the risks
in any choice or decision you make. In other words, if a
physician were to tell you that vaccination is perfectly
safe and effective to obtain your consent, such consent
would not be legal because he lied and you have not been
properly informed. Conversely, it could be argued that
non-consent is not legal if you are not fully informed about
the risks and advantages of immunizations.
What do I do if everyone refuses to give me a waiver?
This would be an extremely rare circumstance. But should it
happen, you are not left without resources. Here is where we
pull out one of our big guns. Send notarized letters by
certified mail to the vaccine laboratory which makes the
shot (ask your doctor for the address), to the doctor who is
to administer the shot, to your school principal, to the
school board, and to your local health department.
In these letters make it clear that since they have refused
to give you a duly requested waiver, you can no longer be
held responsible for what may happen to your child if they
force these shots upon him. You then state that you will
allow immunization if each will present you with a written
signed guarantee of safety and effectiveness of the vaccine
and that they will consent to assume full responsibility for
any and all adverse reactions that your child may develop
from the required shots. Of course none will give you such a
guarantee. They cannot do so because all vaccines are
considered potentially highly toxic. We have yet to hear of
an instance of further harassment of parents after such
letters have been sent.
That's about all that is needed to obtain the necessary
exemptions for your children. All that has been said in this
last section (1 to 5) is also applicable to the military and
international travel, if required.
Potpourri of Ammunition
"As long as each individual who opposes vaccines has sincere
objections, states them in writing, and signs his name - it
is considered legal and proper action and must therefore be
honored."
"Since many medical controversies exist surrounding
immunization, drugs, and various other medications, it
mandates that each individual have the right to control his
own decisions and freedom of choice; anything less would be
contrary to the constitutional laws that protect the
citizens' rights. "
"When you deal with school officials and lawyers, you are
playing with legal terminology - move the wrong words around
and you get hung." The terminology used in this booklet has
worked before and should work again.
"It is important to state your objections in such a way that
it complies with your state's exemption provisions. They
must then accept your request; if they do not, they are
breaking their own law." That is why it is absolutely
essential that you know your own state law word for word
before submitting your objection.
"According to CDC (the federal Communicable Disease Center
in Atlanta, Georgia), physicians are required to first
inform their patients of the risks involved before they
consent to vaccines." If they do not do so, it is prima
facie evidence of deceit or negligence on the part of the
physician.
This regulation by the federal government would also seem to
assume that the patient has the right to refuse if he feels
that the risks are too great. If this is so, is not the
federal government on record as supporting voluntary
immunization and, by obvious implication, against
state-enforced compulsory immunization?
Should you ever have to go to court, or what is more likely,
to appear before a "kangaroo" court of school and health
department officials, here is some class A evidence you
might find useful to mention.
No vaccine carries any guarantee of protection from the
laboratory that produced it or the doctor who administered
it.
The U.S. military allows no-nonsense "immunizations
waivers."
There is NO FEDERAL LAW on immunizations. They don't dare.
Their lawyers know the consequences.
Your rights have been infringed upon by officials attempting
to use force against your will.
Most state officials like a nice, stress-free job. When you
send in your objections and refuse to fit their ordered
world by not having your children immunized, you make waves.
This rocks their quiet existence, and there are only two
ways their life can become orderly again: either by forcing
you to their will or acquiescing to yours. What you must do
to obtain an early waiver is to make the latter the easiest
path for them.
At first, however, an attempt will usually be made to bend
you to their will by some form of intimidation. Many
uninformed parents give in to this tack, and so it is tried
again and again.
If you are adequately informed, as a reader of this
publication should be, you will let the officials know in no
uncertain terms that you understand your rights under the
law and will not stand for any such shilly-shallying.
Invariably, once they discover you are adamant and
acquainted with the state law, your waiver will be rapidly
forthcoming.
An Acknowledgment
The greatest part of the material on the first four pages is
taken from the work of Mrs. Grace Girdwain, of Burbank,
Illinois. Our staff has rearranged and edited the
information, but we wish the full credit for its existence
to go to this courageous woman who has for twelve years
worked arduously, without compensation, to help her fellow
Americans obtain their legal rights.
The following is an example of the state of Illionois law
(where I live) relating to immunizations. Illinois, like
most states has no philosophical objection, but does have a
religious one.
Illinois Administrative Code Title 77: Public Health
Chapter I: Department of Public Health
Subchapter i: Maternal and Child Health
Part 665 Child Health Examination Code
Subpart E: Exceptions
Section 665.510 Objection of Parent or Legal Guardian
Parent or legal guardian of a student may object to health
examinations, immunizations, vision, and hearing screening
tests, and dental health examinations for their children on
religious grounds. If a religious objection is made, a
written and signed statement from the parent or legal
guardian detailing such objections must be presented to the
local school authority.
General philosophical or moral reluctance to allow physical
examinations, immunizations, vision and hearing screening,
and dental examinations will not provide a sufficient basis
for an exception to statutory requirements.
The parent or legal guardian must be informed by the local
school authority of measles outbreak control exclusion
procedures per IDPH rules. The Control of Communicable
Diseases (77 Ill. Adm. Code 690) at the time such objection
is presented.
Section 665.520 Medical Objections
a) Any medical objections to an immunization must be:
1) Made by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all
its branches indicating what the medical condition is.
2) Endorsed and signed by the physician on the certificate
of child health examination and placed on file in the
child's permanent record.
b) Should the condition of the child later permit
immunization, this requirement will then have to be met.
Parents or legal guardians must be informed of measles
outbreak control exclusion procedures when such objection is
presented per Section 665.510. |