Guest guest Posted August 3, 2000 Report Share Posted August 3, 2000 <<<Hi, I'm new to the list and wanted to introduce myself and ask a question. My name is , and I live outside of Philadelphia, PA. My husband and I have adopted two sons. With our first son, we had him immunized until the adoption was finalized, and then we stopped. We just got our second son, who is now seven weeks old. He had the Hepatitis B Vaccine at birth, and that's been it. We *really* don't want any more immunizations for him, but we don't know what our rights are until the adoption is actually finalized.>> Hi .....From what I remember when we adopted our two kids is that you have to turn in the well visit sheets from the doctor to the agency involved. The adoption could not be finalized here for nine months and they wanted updates. Do you have an adoption lawyer involved in your case as well? They might have some information for you. I am going to guess that the people overseeing your adoption will require you to vaccinate. You might not have a choice if you want the adoption to go through. It stinks, I know. I didn't know the harm of vaccinations when I adopted or that would have driven me nuts! My pediatrician gave my daughter one extra shot (after we got custody) because I didn't know if she had gotten it in the hospital. He said that it wouldn't hurt her to have an extra one. If only I would have known what I know now..... Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 It does make you wonder why they changed it. I don't really see any need to include an exemption since vaccination isn't required in a non-school setting (unless it is required for homeschooling in KS, which I don't see). Maybe approach it from that angle because it could just be a standard form assuming that the children go to public/private school. Don't address it at all and if they ask, say you don't use an exemption because you homeschool, so you assumed it didn't apply to you. Winnie Adoption and Vaccinations> >> vaccinations > >>> >> > My husband and I are in the process of getting our home > study up> >> > to date.> >> > When we did this before the religious exemption form was simple> >> > and easy> >> > and we just had to sign it and that was it.> >> >> >> > We live in KS and they only offer a Medical and Religious> >> > exemption as far> >> > as I can tell. The form now states, "Written statement signed> >> > by one> >> > parent or guardian that the child is an adherent of a religious> >> > denomination whose religious teachings are opposed to such > tests or> >> > inoculations." My views are religious, but there are many other> >> > reasonthat we do not vaccinate. What suggestions does anybody> >> > have in dealing> >> > with this.> >> >> >> > I don't really want my view under a microscope, and have > never seen> >> > anything like this. I even read on several websites that it> >> > isn't constitutional and could be fought. I know I'm > probably over> >> > reacting and this shouldn't be an issue, but it's bothering me.> >> > My husband> >> > and I feel called to adopt again and understand that the> >> > children who enter> >> > our home will be fully vaccinated (they are older coming from> >> > the foster> >> > care system), the children we adopted before are vaccinated up> >> > to the point> >> > that they were adopted, but that leaves our 3 youngest> >> > completely unvaxed,> >> > and the next 2 youngest only partially vaccinated. Should we> >> > fill this out> >> > for all of them, just the 5 that are in question, do I provide> >> > vaccinationrecords for the oldest 3 and the 2 who are partially> >> > vaccinated? What> >> > exactly do you put in such letter to prove your religious views?> >> >> >> > Thanks for any insight you can offer me,> >> > > >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 As far as I can tell it's not required for a foster home/adoptive home, as they never once fussed at us, until we didn't want to vaccinate our foster kids, and then they told us it had to be done. I'm willing to try anything, the wording just threw me for a loop and for a few minutes made me second guess myself as I wasn't sure what to do with it. On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:57 PM, <wharrison@...> wrote: It does make you wonder why they changed it. I don't really see any need to include an exemption since vaccination isn't required in a non-school setting (unless it is required for homeschooling in KS, which I don't see). Maybe approach it from that angle because it could just be a standard form assuming that the children go to public/private school. Don't address it at all and if they ask, say you don't use an exemption because you homeschool, so you assumed it didn't apply to you. Winnie Adoption and Vaccinations> >> vaccinations > >>> >> > My husband and I are in the process of getting our home > study up> >> > to date.> >> > When we did this before the religious exemption form was simple > >> > and easy> >> > and we just had to sign it and that was it.> >> >> >> > We live in KS and they only offer a Medical and Religious> >> > exemption as far > >> > as I can tell. The form now states, " Written statement signed> >> > by one> >> > parent or guardian that the child is an adherent of a religious> >> > denomination whose religious teachings are opposed to such > tests or> >> > inoculations. " My views are religious, but there are many other> >> > reasonthat we do not vaccinate. What suggestions does anybody> >> > have in dealing > >> > with this.> >> >> >> > I don't really want my view under a microscope, and have > never seen> >> > anything like this. I even read on several websites that it > >> > isn't constitutional and could be fought. I know I'm > probably over> >> > reacting and this shouldn't be an issue, but it's bothering me.> >> > My husband > >> > and I feel called to adopt again and understand that the> >> > children who enter> >> > our home will be fully vaccinated (they are older coming from> >> > the foster > >> > care system), the children we adopted before are vaccinated up> >> > to the point> >> > that they were adopted, but that leaves our 3 youngest> >> > completely unvaxed, > >> > and the next 2 youngest only partially vaccinated. Should we> >> > fill this out> >> > for all of them, just the 5 that are in question, do I provide> >> > vaccinationrecords for the oldest 3 and the 2 who are partially > >> > vaccinated? What> >> > exactly do you put in such letter to prove your religious views?> >> >> >> > Thanks for any insight you can offer me,> >> > > >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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