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" He estimated that 3 percent of all children across Wisconsin have their

vaccinations waived, although the number has increased over the past 10 years.

" We

watch the number very carefully, " he said. If the state got to a point where

5 or 6 percent of children had a waiver at their schools, Saari said the state

health office would look at eliminating the personal exemption. "

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Now that is scary!

I filed a philosophical exemption for my son to start speech therapy through the

school district. We are in Michigan, but if Wisconsin is thinking that way,

then who's to say that Michigan won't? I guess I should have done religious,

eh?

This is what happens when we stand for government having any control over what

we do with OUR bodies, it is sick and wrong.

I used to think that I lived in the " land of the free " , but am now wondering if

that is really so.

Sara

" They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country or our people.

And neither do we. "

W. Bush

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" He estimated that 3 percent of all children across Wisconsin have their

vaccinations waived, although the number has increased over the past 10 years.

" We

watch the number very carefully, " he said. If the state got to a point where

5 or 6 percent of children had a waiver at their schools, Saari said the state

health office would look at eliminating the personal exemption. "

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> " We watch the number very carefully, "

> he said. If the state got to a point

> where 5 or 6 percent of children had

> a waiver at their schools, Saari said

> the state health office would look at

> eliminating the personal exemption. "

I've always wondered what this " magic

number " would be, and have never

gotten a straight answer. In Wisconsin,

at least, we now have one.

Do you realize how easy it would

be to manipulate these exemption numbers

to support the " magic number " above?

It seems the AMA may be getting their

collective " wish " sooner rather than

later.

I think this is why a sustained effort

needs to made, starting yesterday, for

pro-choice activists in all the states

to develop a prong in their legislative

agenda, to promote a loosening of the

current medical exemption language.

Tim

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Scarey indeed--for us in Milwaukee.