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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/18/2006 2:33:56 PM Home School Legal Defense Association South Carolina: Immunization Bill Passes House Committee |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== May 18, 2006 South Carolina: Immunization Bill Passes House Committee Dear HSLDA members and friends: Senate Bill 1046, legislation which would establish a state immunization registry for South Carolina children, passed the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on Tuesday afternoon of this week. It now moves to the full House of Representatives for a final vote. Contacting members of the House to urge them to vote against this bill is the last opportunity families in South Carolina will have to stop passage of this bad legislation. Senate Bill 1046 would create a state immunization registry at the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to track vaccinations received by children. It would also empower DHEC to create reporting requirements for citizens, schools, and healthcare providers to provide information to the registry. Such record keeping of personal medical information by the state is an unnecessary and threatening invasion of privacy. Private medical providers already do an excellent job of maintaining records on patients receiving immunizations. We don't want the state to begin harassing citizens about what shots to get and when. There is a real likelihood that parents who choose not to have their children vaccinated as prescribed by DHEC will be reported to the Department of Social Services for medical neglect. This legislation would affect all families in South Carolina, not just homeschoolers. There is also a negative fiscal impact of this bill for residents of South Carolina. The increase in the number of state employees required to administer this tracking and reporting program will result in higher operating expenses to the state and possibly higher taxes for citizens. ACTION REQUESTED 1. Please contact your state representative with this message: "Please vote against Senate Bill 1046 which would create a state immunization registry for children. Such record keeping of personal medical information by the state is an unnecessary invasion of privacy. Private medical providers already to an excellent job of maintaining records on patients receiving immunizations. 2. Please forward this email to other families who are not members of HSLDA and ask them to contact their state representatives as well. To find the name and contact information for your state representative, use HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox, or you may contact the Clerk of the House of Representatives at (803) 734-2010. To view the text of Senate Bill 1046, please visit http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/bills/1046.doc Please call your state representative today! Very truly yours, Dewitt T. Black, III HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your children's inheritance retain its value? If you pass on a legacy of freedom, your children and their children's children will thank you. But freedom is never secure; it must always be guarded. Membership with HSLDA is an investment in the future that can be passed on to future generations of families wanting to teach their children at home. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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