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WASHINGTON: A PRO-CHOICE STATE - FOR NOW

In Washington State, parents currently may opt out of any or allrequired vaccinations on basis of personal belief. Kids who areunvaccinated for a certain illness will be sent home from school ifthere is an outbreak of that illness in their district. This flexiblepolicy only exists in a handful of states. Most states allow religiouswaivers, but only if parents refuse all vaccinations. In many states,parents have been prosecuted when they refused to vaccinate children.For details, see the Consumer's Guide to Childhood Vaccinations, byBarbara Loe Fisher (it can be ordered on the internet). If you areinterested in retaining parental choice in this matter, please takenote: there are many pharmaceutical lobbyists and zealous healthprofessionals who would like to take this choice away from you. Pleasetell your state legislators that you are interested in retainingparental choice in vaccinations. If any reader knows of a health orparent organization active in Olympia that would like to keep tabs onthis issue, please inform the Free Press at WAfreepress@gmail.com or[WAfreepress@gmail.com] . --Doug Collins

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