Texans - Please look at HB 4, article 5, 82.007

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HB 4, Thimerosal, MMR, and Eli Lilly

Whether you believe there is or there is not a link between Thimerosal,

the MMR vaccine and autism,

there is a link with HB 4, a tort reform bill to be heard by the Senate

Committee on State Affairs on Monday, April 7.

While efforts in Washington to absolve vaccine manufacturers of

liability are being stemmed, see link,

http://stabenow.senate.gov/press/2003/031903ThimerosalRedux.htm

the efforts here in Texas are more formidable. What Senator Bill Frist

was not able to accomplish in Congress, the Texas Legislature will if HB

4 becomes law without the removal of language in Articles 2, Settlement

and Article 5, Medicines. HB 4 affects all Texans.

An excellent analysis of the bill, as it was heard in the House, can be

found

at the link below. An excerpt:

" This bill will make it impossible for injured people and their families

to hold irresponsible manufacturers accountable for dangerously

defective products like thimerosal, vaccines contaminated with SV40,

Firestone tires, diet drugs like Fen-Phen, and defective child car

seats. "

http://www.vaccineinfo.net/alerts/oppose_cshb_4.shtml

If you would like to read the bill for yourself, you can link to

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us and enter HB 4 and click on the engrossed

bill text selection for the bill.

Thank you.