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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/15/2007 1:48:16 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Texas: Calls Needed to Protect Parental Rights |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Texas: Calls Needed to Protect Parental Rights Dear HSLDA members and friends: Many of you are aware of Governor Perry's executive order, which was recently issued, that will require the vaccination of 11-year-old girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease. He did this by executive order without consulting the Legislature. Perry's executive order requires the HSC to adopt rules regulating the age-appropriate vaccination for all female children for HPV prior to admission to the 6th grade. He has caused quite a controversy in Texas with many groups and citizens protesting this executive order. Representative John Zerwas, the House's only practicing physician, said it best when he stated that this executive order "to me represents a radical, unwise shift away from the state's current policies for vaccinated children. To start, though, HPV does present some serious health risks for women if left untreated. It does not present the same level of public health hazard as do the measles, mumps, rubella, and whooping cough. There is a reason why vaccines for these other illnesses are mandated: they are contagious disease that can be transmitted by virtue of an infected child walking in a classroom and breathing. As in real estate, location matters here, because the HPV cannot be transmitted without sexual activity--and therefore, does not constitute a public health risk that affects schoolchildren while in the classroom." Then he proceeded to say how he was opposed to this vaccine. In response to this vaccine, several bills have been introduced which would preempt the governor's action and maintain that immunization against HPV is not required for these young girls. One of these bills will be heard in a committee meeting on Monday, February 19, 2007. If you want to protest the vaccinating of 11-year-old girls against sexually transmitted diseases, we urge you to call the governor and your representatives. ACTION REQUESTED: 1. Please call Governor Perry's office and ask for him to rescind his executive order regarding mandating immunizations for the HPV virus. You can give him this message: "We believe that Governor Perry's executive order, requiring 11-year-old children to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted disease HPV, is offensive and violates my parental rights to make the best medical decisions for my children." He can be reached at one of the following numbers: 1. (512) 463-2000--office 2. (512) 463-782--Governor's Comment line 3. (800) 252-9600--citizens hot line 4. (800) 843-5789 5. (512) 463-1849--fax 6. His website is: www.governor.state.tx.us 2. House Bill 1098 will be heard before the House Public Health Committee on Monday, February 19, 2007. Before this meeting on Monday, please call your own state representative and urge support of H.B. 1098 which states: "Immunization against the human papillomavirus may not be required for a persons' admission to any elementary or secondary school. This subsection preempts all contrary orders of the governor." You can find information on your representative by using our Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox/. 3. You may wish to attend the hearing on Monday, February 19, 2007 to testify in favor of HB 1098. The hearing will be in E2.036 after final adjournment of the House. For an update on when the meeting will be held you can call the House Committee on Public Health at 512-463-0806. BACKGROUND: The HPV vaccine is a new vaccine that the pharmaceutical community is trying to get forced throughout the 50 states. At present there are over 42 states where bills have been introduced to mandate or provide the HPV vaccine to young girls before 6th grade. In Austin, Texas, the cost for a round of shots, given by a private provider is about $700. It's estimated that vaccinating all the 11- and 12-year-old girls in Texas, is estimated to be around $56,000,000! There have been no long-term studies of this vaccine. Children in the 9-year-old age group have been monitored for only 18 months and there have been no studies on the carcinogenic risk or the general toxicity of the vaccine itself. Between July 2006 and January 2007, there were 82 reports of adverse events filed with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) following the receipt of the vaccine. Furthermore, there is no long-term study of the HPV vaccine. Young girls vaccinated at 9 to 10 years of age can lose protection in the 15- to 30-year range when they are most susceptible to infection. HSLDA is committed to advancing parental rights, and we believe this is a blow against parent's rights in Texas. Thank you for your time to make the call. Sincerely, Christopher J. Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Extreme makeovers are for extreme circumstances... Most homeschools don't need an extreme makeover, but there is something to be said for attention to detail and recognition of accomplishments. Watch the media and you'll soon see that not everyone wants home educators and homeschooling to look good. HSLDA works hard to shed light on the good work of home educators so it's obvious that we don't need someone "making-over" our homeschools. Join HSLDA and help us show the world that we're fine as we are . . . thank you! 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