FW: Government Hearings on Autism Epidemic 4/6/00

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Government Hearings on Autism “Epidemic”

On Thursday, April 6 at 10:30am (est) the U.S. House of Representatives

Committee on Government Reform will be holding an all day hearing entitled

" Autism: Present Challenges, Future Needs - Why the Increased Rates? " . This

truly historic hearing, the first of its kind to dedicate an entire day to

the subject of autism, will hear from three panels of parents, researchers,

government officials, and health professions consisting of eighteen

witnesses.

The panels will include " Autism: A Parent's Perspective " , " Autism - The

Vaccine Connection " , and " Autism: Treatment Options and Research " . An

impressive list of witnesses have been assembled to discuss and debate these

subjects. The hearing will take place in Room 2154, Rayburn House Office

Building, Washington, D.C. Of course, all parents who are planning to attend

the Hear Their Silence Rally in Washington on Saturday, April 8 and who will

be in Washington on Thursday, April 6 are invited to attend the hearing. For

those outside of Washington D.C., the hearing from start to finish will be

broadcast live on the Internet at http://www.house.gov/reform/. You will

need Real Player to listen and view the hearing. (Real Player can be

downloaded at the same site, but should be downloaded before the hearing).

Please contact C-SPAN and urge them to cover next Thursday, April 6 hearing

on autism (see details below). You can contact C-SPAN at: events@...

or by calling 877-662-7726 and ask for the " Comments Hotline " . Please

disregard the phone number in the message below, the one I just listed is a

direct line. Between April 6 and April 8 in Washington with the historic all

day hearing on autism, an exciting, major press conference, the CAN

sponsored legislation before Congress, and the Rally, will make for one heck

of a week! Can't wait!

Major Players to Testify

A presentation panel entitled “Autism - The Vaccine Connection” is made up

of some well-known names: Dr. Wakefield of Royal Free and

University College Medical School, London, England; Professor O'Leary

of Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Dr. Vijendra K. Singh of the

Utah State University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr.

A. Offit of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brent of the Royal

Free and University College Medical School London, England.

Another panel of six will feature a Parent's Perspective

1. Mr. Kenny Curtis, Catonsville, land

2. Mr. Smythe, Carmel, Indiana

3. Mrs. Reynolds, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

4. Mrs. Jeana - Denham Springs, Louisiana

5. Mr. Bono, Durham, North Carolina

6. Dr. Wayne M. Dankner, San Diego, California

Autism, Vax Activists Host Reception Following Hearing

Unlocking Autism, along with Kirkman Laboratories, the National Vaccine

Information Center, Great Plains Laboratories, the Autism AutoImmunity

Project and the Autism Research Institute will be hosting a reception to

immediately follow the Congressional Hearings on April 6, 2000 at

approximately 6:30pm in room HC-5 in the Capital Building. The Committee on

Government Reform, chaired by Indiana Congressman Dan Burton has convened

hearings entitled, " Autism - Present Challenges, Future Needs - Why the

Increased Rates? " that will take place on April 6, 2000 from 10:30 - 6:00pm.

The hearings will hopefully be televised on C-span but you can also view

them at http://www.house.gov/reform.

All Members of Congress and their staff, as well as parents and

professionals attending the hearings, are welcome to attend.

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Rally for National Autism Awareness

April 8, 2000

Open Your Eyes to Autism & Hear~Their~Silence

www.littleangels.org www.ark-inc.org

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