Are Vaccines Really Mandatory?

Are vaccines really mandatory? Medical and health officials often use scare tactics, skewed statistics and lies to intimidate wavering parents into vaccinating their children. Most high schools and colleges are now requiring students to be fully vaccinated as a prerequisite to admission. And even homeschoolers are required to show vaccination reports. The Federal government has considered denying welfare and nutritional benefits to families who refuse vaccinations.
However, all states (except Mississippi and West Virginia) provide waivers permitting parents to object to mandated vaccines based upon their religious or philosophical beliefs. A child may also be exempted if the parents can obtain a written statement from a doctor stating that the vaccine would be harmful to the child's health. There have been many cases, though, in which it is obvious that a child should not be vaccinated because of a precarious state of health, and yet doctors act mechanically and give them many shots at once! When the child dies as a result, doctors simply state that there was no link between the fatal event and the shots. So, who takes responsibility?

In spite of legal waivers, parents have been charged with child abuse for not vaccinating their children, and they were hustled into court with the threat of losing custody of their loved ones. Court officials, social workers, and even foster parents have tried to take matters into their own hands by forcing injections on the children. Ironically, parents have lost custody of their children and were accused of child abuse —"shaken baby syndrome"—when their babies had seizures or went into a coma following vaccinations.

Yet it is your legal right to refuse vaccinations for you or your kids. Some lawyers have suggested that if anybody is giving you a hard time (whether it be court officials, social workers, health professionals, or school administrators) you can ask them to sign a document stating they can assure you that vaccines are 100% safe and that there is no possibility of any adverse reaction. This, they claim, will scare them away! The reason being that nobody can say vaccines are 100% safe and nobody wants to take responsibility if anything happens to your child.

Instead of trying to convince or fighting with authorities, you can file a waiver based on your religious or philosophical beliefs, whichever is permitted by your state law (see list below). You can seek legal advice if you are unsure about how to do that (some lawyers are listed below). Many support organizations offer an example of how to write an exemption letter, or can help you with it. You should contact you local vaccine organization and also seek legal advice if authorities are unrelenting in their efforts to intimidate you.

"The right to claim exemption from immunization based on religious beliefs is available to all persons who hold religious beliefs against immunization regardless of what any state statute may say regarding the necessity for membership in any particular religious group or church. The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from discriminating between people based on their religious beliefs. If there is any state law that allows for exemption based on religious beliefs, it is available to all those people who hold religious beliefs against immunization even if their beliefs are personal and unique to them alone." (from James R. Filenbaum, Attorney at Law: ImmunizationAttorney.com)

Authorities also argue that parents should vaccinate their children to protect society as a whole from epidemics. But if the vaccines offered true immunity only the unvaccinated would become ill. Therefore, decisions that affect your child's health should not be forced upon you by so-called experts who are not even willing (nor able) to take responsibility for their actions.

For further information on vaccine regulations, call your State or County Health Department. Request a copy of the immunization laws. Or visit your regional law library. You can also purchase the exact laws of your state and a Sample Affidavit attesting to your opposition to the vaccines from New Atlantean Press (Phone #: 505-983-1856) or How To Legally Avoid Immunizations In All 50 States.

A State-by-State Summary of Vaccine Exemptions:

Medical Exemption:

All states permit a medical exemption to "mandatory" vaccinations when a medical doctor certifies that a vaccine is contraindicated for the individual. (Most doctors refuse to sign a medical waiver.)

Religious Exemption:

All states, except Mississippi and West Virginia, permit a religious exemption. However, some states are more strict than others regarding the precise requirements to exempt your children from the vaccines. Visit the National Vaccine Information Center's web site (NVIC) for specific state information.

Philosophical Exemption (or Conscientious Objection):

The following states are the least likely to harass parents who are opposed to vaccines for their children: AZ, CA, CO, ID, IN, LA, ME, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, OK, UT, VT, WA, WI.

Lawyers, Law Firms, and Other Organizations:

We are not affiliated with any of the organizations listed here and we do not update this Directory on a regular basis. You may contact us if you are listed here and would like to update your information (please mention this directory).

Vaccine Injury Alliance
1-888-709-6674
http://www.vaccineinjury.org

Williams Bailey, L.L.P.
8441 Gulf Freeway, Suite 600
Houston, TX 77017-5001
1-800-220-9341 or (713) 230-2200
FAX (713) 643-6226
http://www.williamsbailey.com
The Williams Bailey Law Firm has assembled a strategic alliance of the leading law firms in the country to make people aware of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) and vigorously prosecute vaccine injury claims on a number of different fronts. They will be offering their clients a full service individualized approach to vaccine injury claims; from filing and administering claims under the NVICP, to pursuing individual civil actions across the nation if the Program denies a claim or awards an inadequate amount of compensation for the adverse reactions suffered.

Shoemaker & Horn
9711 Meadowlark Road
Vienna, VA 22182
Phone: 703-281-6395
Fax: 703-281-5807
http://www.attorneyaccess.net/
Email: shoehorn@bellatlantic.net
Law firm that represents individuals damaged by vaccines.

Conway Crowley & Homer
332 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-1217
Phone: 617-695-1990
Fax: 617-695-0880
http://www.ccandh.com
Law firm that represents individuals damaged by vaccines.

Altom M. Maglio, P.A.
22 S. Tuttle Ave #4
Sarasota, FL 34237
Phone: 941-952-5242
Fax: 941-952-5042
http://www.sarasotalaw.com
Emain: assistance@sarasotalaw.com
Lawyer who represents individuals damaged by vaccines.

Gage & Moxley
PO Box 1223
Cheyenne, WY 82003-1223
email: vaccinelaw@aol.com
Lawyers who practice in the Childhood Vaccine Injury Program and represent parents who are being denied religious exemption.

David E. Lewis, Esq.
2828 Donald Douglas Loop North
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Tel: 310-314-1140
Fax: 310-314-1136
Lawyer who represents individuals damaged by vaccines.

The Rutherford Institute
PO Box 7482, Charlottesville, VA 22906.
Tel: 804-978-3888.
Advocates of religious freedom. Provide legal assistance regarding religious liberty.

Special Human Rights Services
Grace Girdwain
8320 South Nashville Avenue, Burbank, IL 60459-2333.
Tel: 708-599-4679
Specialist on vaccine exemptions and immunization requirements when traveling overseas.

Immunization Hotline
James Filenbaum
2 Executive Blvd., #201-P, Suffern, NY 10901.
Tel: 914-357-0020.
http://www.ImmunizationAttorney.com
Specialize in assisting parents to secure for their children a religious exemption from 'mandatory' shots. They also represent vaccine-damaged families seeking legal recourse through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Barton, Benedetto, & Bishop
Bruce A. Barton
180 W. Michigan Ave., Harris Bldg., 6th Floor
Jackson, MI 49201.
Tel: 517-787-6532.
Law firm that represents vaccine-damaged children.

Toni Blake
2632 B Street
San Diego, CA 92102
Tel: 619-234-8664
Lawyer who specializes in helping parents who have been accused of Shaken Baby Syndrome after their child died following a vaccine.

Elaine Whitfield Sharp
196 Atlantic Avenue
Marblehead, MA 01945
Tel: 781-639-1862
Fax: 781-639-1771
Lawyer who specializes in vaccine law, including "Shaken Baby Syndrome."

Andrew Dodd
21525 Hawthorne Bl Pav A, Torrance, CA 90503.
Attorney for a safe vaccine.

Art Boyer
20 N. Clark #808, Chicago, IL 60602.
Tel: 312-443-1998.
Attorney for vaccine-damaged children.

Michael Skow
Tel: 916-929-6000
Attorney for vaccine-damaged children

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