Autism Research Bill Fails

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Autism Research Bill Fails / Clinton Orders Human Experiments

Monday, October 25, 1999

[From Emken, CAN organizer cc4@... ]

Unfortunately, it's my sad duty to report that our effort to attach the

autism legislation as an amendment to the appropriations conference report

has failed. This is the end of this year's effort.

BUT THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY.

Being strong, motivated advocates, we attempted to get the provisions

in the appropriations process before the end of this year, but it is now

clear this is not going to happen.

We have made many friends in congress through this process, and we have

demonstrated the strength of the autism community. This was not a wasted

effort; we have shown our power.

Thanks to everyone who called Cong. Porter's office, but

NO FURTHER CALLS ARE APPROPRIATE

at this time, and in fact would be counterproductive. There is no one to

blame, no bad guy in this story.

The effort to get this done in appropriations was always a long shot,

because it violates a basic policy of the congress not to attach authorizing

legislation to appropriations bills. We came close, but we must now go home

for the winter, and await " spring training " .

WHAT'S NEXT:

As a result of the testimony of Rene Russo and before

the two authorizing committees on health matters, we are very confident that

our provisions will be included in a broader children's health bill which

will be taken up by the congress early in the new year.

Our bills will likely be the centerpiece of an omnibus Children's

Health Bill. The good news is that we will achieve our goals, and in a very

public, high publicity manner. Sliding our bills through appropriations

would have made the provisions law, but in a very quiet way.

WE HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE SPRING!!!

For now, there is nothing to do until congress goes

back into session on January 10th.

Thank you again, for your unbelievable response. Please rest assured,

as seems to be the case with everything related to the fight against autism,

our victory is merely postponed. Thanks, EE

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Clinton Orders Human Experiments

[Executive Order 13139 is requiring military personnel to receive

experimental vaccines not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Courts-martial are pending. By W. Maier in Insight Magazine.]

One day after Republican Rep. Shays of Connecticut ended

congressional hearings on the controversial decision mandating the

inoculation of 2.4 million U.S. troops against anthrax, President Clinton

quietly signed an executive order, or EO, that denies soldiers the right to

refuse experimental vaccines.

EO13139, titled " Improving Health Protection of Military Personnel

Participating in Particular Military Operations, " caught Congress off guard

as it directed the Pentagon to disregard the authority of the Food and Drug

Administration, or FDA. The order authorized use of experimental vaccines --

those not approved by the FDA and therefore illegal -- to be administered to

members of the armed forces without informed consent.

Some congressmen saw this as an attack by the president on the House

Government Reform subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and

International Relations, where testimony indicated the Pentagon had violated

the FDA's procedures on how to administer the anthrax vaccine. Those

hearings -- as well as others held by the full House Committee on Government

Reform -- had put the FDA on the spot for letting the Pentagon disregard

sensible FDA regulations. The Pentagon wanted to administer the shots now

and, as a result, long-range studies were not conducted and an inadequate

reporting system was set up to hide the large number of adverse effects,

critics charged.

As a result of the unprecedented implementation of the vaccination

program, more than 1,000 troops are awaiting trial on a felony charge of

refusing to obey, hundreds more have left the armed forces and dozens have

been prosecuted.

The FDA's failure to take a stand against the Pentagon has prompted a

group of concerned congressmen, led by Republican Rep. Walter Jr. of

North Carolina, formally to complain to the agency. " The FDA didn't do its

job, " says , a member of the House Armed Services Committee. " Our men

and women are too valuable and they're not going to be guinea pigs. "

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