Urgent Action Needed on NYS Vaccine Exemption Bills
Jan 30, 2009
urgent memo from Gary Krasner
to all members and supporters of CFIC
Our religious and medical exemption bills were reported from the NYS Assembly
Health Committee and are scheduled to be voted on by the full Assembly.
Now is the time for people and organizations to register their support for this
legislation.
Your messages may be mailed, faxed, or emailed. Or any combination of the 3.
(But you should be aware that a mailed letter is generally more impressive than
a faxed message, and a faxed message is generally more impressive than an
emailed one.)
FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS:
1. Draft a statement that includes the following elements:
(a) Just write that you support the bill and you want you him/her to vote for
it and co-sponsor it.
(b) Please mention that you are a member of Coalition For Informed Choice (www.CFIC.us).
(c) You may describe your personal experiences if you wish, such as trying to
obtain an exemption, or adverse effects following vaccination, etc.
(d) YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE (making
yourself known to your legislator is the reason you're a member of this
coalition).
(e) At the end of your message, please include the following section of text:
The state coalition that drafted this legislation would like you to answer
"AGREE" or "DISAGREE" to the following poll questions:
1 = The term "informed consent" implies there's a right to withhold consent.
2 = Parents should have the power to decide which vaccines are given to their
children.
I will forward your answers to my organization director at
CFIC@nyct.net
(NOTE: If you represent an organization located anywhere in the US or abroad,
describe your organization and why you endorse the legislation. You may also
draft your own Memorandum in Support justifying the legislation. Send your
message to the "State Legislative Leaders" listed in the Political Action
Resource Section below.)
2. Please include with your message, CFIC's legislative support memorandums.
They are two documents you can download from here:
www.cfic.us/legislation/religious/CFIC-ReligiousMemo.pdf
www.cfic.us/legislation/medical/CFIC-MedicalMemo.pdf
3. Address your message to your local Assembymember. Look up who your member
is, and his/her contact info, in the Political Action Resource Section below.
4. Send copies (i.e. "cc") of your message to the "State Legislative Leaders"
listed in the Political Action Resource Section below.
5. If you're going to email your message, then please "blind copy" me (cfic@nyct.net).
6. Your done.
(note to people supporting our philosophical exemption bill. There will be a
separate post on this soon. Prime sponsor Assemblyman Marc Alessi is currently
waiting for the bill to be vetted by the bill drafting committee.)
---------------- Political Action Resource Section - Keep this
handy ----------------
CFIC's main legislative agenda is at the state level.
The 2009 Legislative Session:
Religious Exemption Bill is A.883
Medical Exemption Bill is A.880
Religious Exemption Bill:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A00883
Medical Exemption Bill:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A00880
CFIC's Memorandum in Support for the Religious Exemption Bill:
www.cfic.us/legislation/religious/CFIC-ReligiousMemo.pdf
CFIC's Memorandum in Support for the Medical Exemption Bill:
www.cfic.us/legislation/medical/CFIC-MedicalMemo.pdf
STATE LEGISLATORS:
(You have one Assemblyman and one Senator):
Find out who your state or federal legislator is here:
http://nymap.elections.state.ny.us/nysboe/
NYS Assembly Website: Listing of Members & their Webpages:
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/
NYS Senate Website: Listing of Members & their Webpages:
http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepage.nsf/senators?OpenForm
Bill Status Search Page (NYS legislation):
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi
Comprehensive government & commercial Info about your NYS County:
http://www.nysegov.com/map-NY.cfm
STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS:
(When you write to your local representative, cc these people as well)
Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver
silvers@assembly.state.ny.us
Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari (D)
canestr@assembly.state.ny.us
Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco (R)
tediscj@assembly.state.ny.us
Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried (D) (our bill's prime
sponsor)
gottfrr@assembly.state.ny.us
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Gary Krasner, Director
Coalition For Informed Choice
188-34 87th Drive, suite 4B
Holliswood, NY 11423
718-479-2939
CFIC@nyct.net
www.CFIC.us
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over
public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled" . . . Richard P. Feynman
DISCLAIMER:
I'm neither a lawyer nor medical physician. It should not be construed from any
materials I distribute that I'm dispensing legal or medical advice.