Fw: Bush Set To Veto To Remove Mercury From Infant Vaccines

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Fwd: Bush Set To Veto To Remove Mercury From Infant Vaccines

FYI - Jackie #### Bush Set To Veto To Remove Mercury From Infant

Vaccines Infant Vaccines

President Bush would veto the HHS-Labor-Education Appropriations Bill

because of the cost and " objectionable provisions " such as a measure

to ban the use of childhood flu vaccines that contain thimerosal, a

mercury-based preservative.

Autism advocacy groups are outraged because President Bush stated in

a questionnaire during his 2004 campaign: " I support the removal of

Thimerosal from vaccines on the childhood national vaccine schedule.

During a second term as President, I will continue to support

increased funding to support a wide variety of research initiatives

aimed at seeking definitive causes and/or triggers of autism. It is

important to note that while there are many possible theories about

causes or triggers of autism, no one material has been definitely

included or excluded. "

But since 2005, President Bush has steadfastly refused to issue an

Executive Order banning high amounts of mercury in vaccines that

would protect children and pregnant women despite repeated requests

from the autism community that he uphold his campaign promise. Under

his current administration, mercury has been and will continue to be

knowingly injected into the youngest of American citizens. The

controversial mercury-containing preservative thimerosal has been

linked by thousands of parents as being the cause of their children's

mercury poisoning and autism.

The flu vaccine which continues to be manufactured with mercury is

recommended for all pregnant women, infants and children despite the

fact that the Institute of Medicine in 2001 recommended against the

policy of exposing these same sensitive groups to thimerosal

containing vaccines. According to the EPA, one in every six women of

childbearing age already has blood levels of mercury high enough to

cause neurological damage to their unborn children due to

environmental exposures alone.

" Injecting even more mercury into the bodies of pregnant women,

infants and children when it is not a necessary component of vaccines

is just bad medicine, " said Lyn Redwood, president of SafeMinds and

parent of a mercury-injured child. " It defies logic that a flu

vaccine must be disposed of as a hazardous waste if it is not used,

but somehow injecting the same mercury-containing vaccine into a baby

is safe. "

Jackie Lombardo

Friends and Advocates for Children, Teachers and Schools

(F.A.C.T.S.)

" There is evidence of harm. There are safe alternatives. "

Sierra Club National Toxics Committee

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