Please note that, if the contents of Texas HB 1702 is inserted into another bill (number unknown) that is up for debate before

Please note that, if the contents of Texas HB 1702 is inserted into another bill (number unknown) that is up for debate before the House Public Health Committee TODAY, as is likely, it could get passed through! So please, Texans, ask your state Representative to contact the Texas House of Representatives Public Health Committee chair, Rep. Patricia Gray (phone:

(512) 463-0588; Fax: (512) 478-1887), and express disapproval of this measure (the opt-out immunization registry), whether it appears via HB 1702 or tacked onto some other bill.

Laura J. Ruede, MLS

Librarian-liaison, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders; School of

Education

Texas Christian University

Board Member, Autism Autoimmunity Project (http://www.gti.net/truegrit)

Editor, Autism Autoimmunity Project Newsletter

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The loathsome bill was passed by the Texas Senate despite stiff opposition. Please help counter HB 1702 in the Texas House of Representatives—where freedom of medical choice already has many enemies. Every voice counts. You may recall hearing that we parents were treated shamefully during a hearing before the House Public Health Committee, where our philosophical exemption to vaccination was stripped out of the bill. Now they want to keep track of who is vaccinated and who is not, and maintain a list of non-consenters.

Texans may find their representatives via the following:

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm or http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml. It is probably better to call Austin, but call the local office if you can’t get through, and ask them to forward your message.

ALL INFORMATION, DATA, AND MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.