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Attention New York Residents
New York residents who, regarding the state compulsory
vaccination law,
- might one day want to claim a religious exemption
- claimed a religious exemption and were challenged by the authorities
- were granted a religious exemption without incident
- believe the exemption from mandatory vaccination should be extended
to those who object for philosophical reasons
Written statements detailing your experience with and/or opinions about
New York's mandatory vaccination law are being collected by Gary Krasner
(Coalition For Informed Choice) and Sharon Kimmelman (Vaccination
Alternatives). They are attempting to document both popular support for a
philosophical exemption to the compulsory vaccination law and abuses of
the current law by state and local officials. These statements will be
shown to select New York state legislators who have demonstrated an
open-mindedness regarding the possibility of enacting a philosophical
exemption to the NY vaccination requirements. These statements may also be
used to help resolve the issue of whether school or health officials have
any authority to pass judgment on the "sincerity" of parents'
religious beliefs.
Specifically, Gary and Sharon are asking for:
1) statements detailing any treatment by school or other public
officials of those claiming a religious exemption from the NY vaccination
requirements where such treatment is believed to have been intrusive,
unfair, unconstitutional, threatening, or inappropriate in any way
and/or
2) statements of opinion that exemption from the requirements should be
extended to those who object to vaccination for philosophical reasons.
For the statements to be credible they will need to be attributable to
specific individuals and, therefore, must include the author's name and
postal address. Although the initial plan is, as mentioned, to share these
statements with select legislators, be advised that confidentiality cannot
be guaranteed. Please bear this in mind when considering using any
information in your statement that you feel, if made public, might
compromise your family's standing on these issues.
Statements may be emailed to
Gary Krasner
or snail mailed to:
Coalition For Informed Choice
Gary Krasner, Director
188-3487th Drive, #4B
Hollis, NY 11423
(fax/phone: 718-479-2939)
or
Sharon Kimmelman
Vaccination Alternatives
POB 346 New York, NY 10023
(212-873-5051 phone - fax)
PLEASE FORWARD THIS REQUEST TO OTHER NY PARENTS
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THESE ISSUES
Additionally, if you know of any New York legislators who may have
evidenced an open mind regarding vaccination law please let us know by
e-mailing a note to:
New Yorkers for Vaccination Information and Choice
Coalition For Informed Choice
Vaccination Alternatives
Reach Out to Lawmakers
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