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Informed consent for vaccination, as for every against vaccine manufacturers? Why don’t most people, lawmakers in-
other medical intervention, is a vital expression cluded, know about this?
of health freedom and human rights. Will legislators continue to support the removal from parents of their
ultimate right to choose when they understand that the vaccine industry
CONSUMER PROTECTION AMENDMENT enjoys near total liability protection?
Governments are supposed to regulate the As the controversial bill advances through the California legislature,
activities of corporations and others who provide SB 277 has been met with strong and growing public resistance. Thousands
products and services to the public. Sometimes have traveled to Sacramento to testify and rally. This citizen movement is
they fall short. Sometimes they participate in drawing attention to the legal implications of the arcane National Child-
infringing our rights. The modern consumer hood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986.
protection movement hasn’t been around that The Consumer Protection Amendment (CPA) was brought forth in
long—about fifty years or so. It is characterized California on May 28, 2015 to strike a balance between vaccine mandates
by nonprofit advocacy groups and grassroots and the absence of vaccine manufacturer liability highlighted by SB 277.
activism. Today, there’s a rising chorus of voices CPA gives consumers in California the opportunity to sue vaccine
about compulsory vaccination. manufacturers in the event of injury or death. It also creates the opportunity
Are vaccines safe or unsafe? People are to challenge the constitutionality of the federal government’s attempts to
angry and confused about mixed signals. block any lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers. While urging the adop-
tion of this amendment, supporters uphold their opposition to SB 277.
• If they’re so safe, why are vaccine makers Read more about CPA and our call to action at healthfreedomaction.
shielded from liability? org. There’s no time to waste. Let’s be fearless and formidable. Together.
• If they’re so safe, why must governments
force people to get them?
• If they’re so safe, why is there a vaccine Louise Kuo Habakus is the founding director of Fearless Parent™, lead
injury compensation program? host and producer of Fearless Parent Radio, and mom of two. She is a
• If they’re so safe, why are thousands of published author of the bestselling book Vaccine Epidemic and runs two
people across the U.S. protesting? non-profits: the Center for Personal Rights and Health Freedom Action.
• If they’re so safe, why not let the markets Louise lectures widely and has appeared in numerous media outlets,
decide? including ABC World News Tonight, Fox & Friends, and The New York
Times. She was a Bain consultant and a managing director for Putnam
In 1986, Congress passed the National Investments. Louise holds two degrees from Stanford University. She is on
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA), which the advisory boards of GreenMedInfo and The Documenting Hope Project.
gave manufacturers and health care profession-
als complete immunity from any vaccine injury. REFERENCES
Why did the federal government remove the most 1. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/01/27/jail-anti-vax-parents-vaccines-cdc-measles-disney-world-
california-column/22420771/
important consumer protection for safer vaccina- 2. slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/02/anti_vaxxers_resist_persuasion_if_they_re-
tion? How can governments mandate vaccination 3. fuse_we_have_to_force_them_to_vaccinate.html
foxnews.com/health/2015/01/30/dr-manny-should-obama-make-vaccines-mandatory-for-all-children/
and eliminate exemptions after blocking lawsuits 4. reason.com/blog/2015/02/04/shame-and-shun-anti-vaccine-parents.

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• Sign up at HealthFreedomAction.org and share us with your friends and colleagues.
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