By Lilo Stainton Childhood immunization is a highly charged issue, pitting the needs of public health against the fears of parents, who worry that vaccines can harm rather than help their kids. It’s also an argument that’s rapidly coming to a head in New Jersey, as the legislature looks to update regulations requiring mandatory vaccinations […]
Catholics and Vaccines
By Catherine Frompovich There apparently may be some misunderstanding that members of the Catholic faith are not bound to a specific religious belief about vaccines and vaccinations. This addresses that topic based upon an article written by Timothy P. Collins, MD, titled “The Vaccination Question” published in the February 2006 issue of The Angelus, which […]
WA State Vaccine Law Threatens Exemptions & Violates Privacy
By Barbara Loe Fisher Call to Action (video by Barbara Loe Fisher) If you are a resident of Washington state, you should know that there is a bill quietly sailing through your state legislature that violates your privacy and threatens your right to make informed, voluntary decisions about vaccination. House Bill 1015 1 and Senate Bill […]
Religion, vaccine laws may clash
By Lindy Washburn, The Record Staff Writer Last summer, New Jersey quietly made it easier for parents to get a religious exemption from the immunization requirements for children entering school or day care. Now a state legislator who’s also a doctor says that was a bad idea. Assemblyman Herb Conaway Jr., D-Burlington, has called on […]
