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Forced Vaccination

What are your opinions on the article below?

Samantha in Oklahoma

www.forcedvaccination.com

Forced Vaccination

By Michael Manley

Are you aware that 30 percent of doctors in the U.S. do not vaccinate their
children and that number is as high as 60 percent in other countries around
the world?  Are you aware that some countries do not even allow children to
be vaccinated until they are at least two years old because of their
immature immune systems?  Are you aware that most vaccinations contain
thimerosal, which is so dangerous that if the same amount of thimerosal the
average child receives before age two (directly into his bloodstream) were
to be dropped into twenty-three gallons of water that it would be considered
unsafe for human consumption according to the EPA?  And are you aware that
the Hepatitis B vaccine causes genetic changes?  Were you ever told that
some vaccines contain tissue from aborted fetuses?

Let me ask you a very personal question.  Do you have the right to raise
your own child, or should a doctor, judge or social services decide what is
best for him?  What is the true story about vaccinations?  That is something
you will have to conclude for yourself.  Now let me tell you my story.

I thought I was living in a free country until the evening of April 3, 2003
when my child was given a harmful vaccination against the wishes of my wife
and me in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado.  Inaccurate screening test
results on my wife led the neonatologist to believe that my wife had
hepatitis B.  As he believed there was a high risk of transmission to our
child during birth, he urged us to allow him to inoculate our newborn with
the hepatitis B vaccine.  Knowing the dangers vaccinations pose, especially
to newborns with immature immune systems, we repeatedly refused to authorize
the doctor to administer the vaccine.  We stood firm on the grounds that we
could not in good conscience abdicate our God given role to protect our
child from medical treatment known to be harmful and dangerous.  After
threats by hospital social worker Joni Vohs that we could lose custody of
our child if we did not comply, we found ourselves in an after-hours mock
hearing at St. Mary’s Hospital, denied the right to procure any sort of
competent defense.

Just the day before, my wife had given birth to our first child.  We were
allowed fifteen minutes notice of the hearing about to take place at the
hospital.  The judge and lawyers were already present at the hospital before
we were notified.  District Court Judge Charles Buss repeatedly denied our
plea to postpone the hearing until the next day to allow us time to present
specific evidence to support our position.  The neonatal physician, Dr. Noel
Carrasco, was declared an expert witness and led the judge to believe that
little or no risks were posed to our baby by administering the vaccine.
Further, the judge was persuaded that waiting for a second confirmatory test
on my wife (to arrive the next day) could reduce the effectiveness of the
vaccine enough to warrant giving it immediately without waiting for further
testing or even a proper medical diagnosis.  Meanwhile the President/CEO of
St. Mary’s Hospital, Robert Ladenburger, stood by and watched as all these
events were transpiring.  He did nothing to stop them.  My request to him
for an opportunity to meet with him to appeal the decisions and actions
being implemented was unmet, due to the "emergency" nature of the hearing.

In spite of our short notice of the hearing, we were able to obtain specific
information about the inaccuracy and unreliability of the screening tests.
This evidence was presented to the judge but disregarded in light of the
doctor’s "expert opinion".  By court order, our daughter was given the shot.
Charges of Dependency and Neglect were ordered by the judge to be filed
against us.  We became prisoners in our own town as we were ordered not to
leave the county without approval by the court.

When we finally received the court order a week later, it stated that the
court found by "clear and convincing evidence" that my wife had hepatitis B,
and thus the court had to intervene because of the risks posed to the child.
I would like to know what this evidence was, since the only test that had
been presented was a screening test that says on its face: "This test using
the DPC 2000 HbsAg assay is for screening purposes only.  All positive and
indeterminate results will be confirmed by another method."  The more
accurate test did arrive and proved that my wife did not have hepatitis B,
as did the independent tests we had run at another hospital.  There was
never a proper diagnosis by a qualified physician!

If that was not enough, gross disrespect was shown to us from the moment we
arrived at the hospital until after we left.  Our rights as parents to make
decisions regarding the care of our child were repeatedly denied as tests
and treatments were given to both my wife and child without our
authorization, many times against our clear instructions to the hospital
staff.

This is not a story from some far off corner of the world.  This happened
right here in "the land of the free."  Our "limited" government believed
they knew how to raise our child better than her God given parents.  Her
life was put in danger while the objections of her parents who had spent
countless hours researching and seeking God to determine what is best for
their child were completely disregarded.

 In closing, please consider these questions:

1.Who defines what a life threatening situation is (the law leaves this term

undefined)?

2. What is being done to comfort the families whose children have suffered

from autism, learning disabilities, immunological disorders and even death
resulting from these dangerous injections?

3. Are we as parents, complacently willing to entrust the health and safety
of

our children to the powers that be?  Or will we do our homework, and
research the facts that hard science presents, enabling us to make informed
decisions?

4. Who will be next, and what will be inflicted on them?

5. What other freedoms will be taken away from the family in the near

future?

Today we witness diverse attacks upon our children, including damaging
vaccinations.  A forced vaccination is an abominable assault on our precious
child and a usurpation of God given parental rights and responsibilities.
We as Christians should "render therefore unto Caesar the things which are
Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s" (Matthew 22:21).  Our
"children are an heritage of the LORD" (Psalms 127:3).

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Twin update (x-post)

With a few minutes to spare I thought I’d update you on how we are doing.

In short: better than I ever hoped or expected. The twins are doing
great, DS1 is coping very well. I’m recovering from the c-section and my
back has improved enormously. Given that it is exactly 4 weeks ago today,
I cannot complain. Which I do of course, but only to DH ;-)

The long version:
The twins are growing and developing well, in spite of both having a minor
‘flaw’. They are expected to outgrow this, and I feel little or no worries
since the last check. Both are really easy babies, they sleep and eat,
sleep and eat, and are hardly ever fussy. When they are, it is due to some
cramps, and a hug and pinky finger are all that is needed to calm them.

I am exclusively breastfeeding. DS2 nurses himself, DD gets bottles with
Mommy’s Best. Now that we have a routine in this, it is actually easier
for us to stick with it, rather than trying to get DD to nurse as well. I
practice with her once or twice a day, but it is *so* much easier when DH
can help with the feedings late evening and in the middle of the night.

DS1 is still completely in love with his new siblings. He is very careful
with them, and wants to kiss and hug both continuously. He is acting his
age, being stubborn and not listening whenever he can get away with it,
but overall, he is still very well behaved. I’ve found that staying calm
and explaining the situation to him works wonders. DH has already
discovered that the opposite does not work ;-)

At the moment the relation with DH is actually the most difficult. It
seems he is stuck in his pre-twin routine and doesn’t want to quit that.
He has been in a similar situation when we moved to the US: SAH-parent
without friends and family nearby, and without the means to move around. I
had expected a little more understanding from him, but received almost
none. I feel he is just completely incapable of realizing how his actions
affect us as a family now that we have 3 kids. E.g. he refuses to plan his
time efficiently, so he has no time for himself. Then he complains he
never has time for himself *DEEP sigh*, but when I give him some advice on
how to improve, he discards it as ‘stupid’.

Although I feel better each day, the CS scar is still painful on one side.
This causes me to walk with one shoulder slumped, which is not good for my
back. I need to re-adjust my back conciously every few minutes or so, but
it’s getting better now that I am aware of it. I’m not allowed to
exercises too much until after my post-natal check (in another 2 weeks).
Because of my back problems, we received household-help for three weeks.
Next week is the last week, and I actually look forward to taking over. I
won’t be able to do everything yet, but at least DH won’t be completely
overloaded. At this point, the house is as clean as can be, but the dust
doesn’t run away just yet :-D


–I
mommy to DS1 (July ’02)
mommy to DD & DS2 (August ’05)
mommy to four tiny angels (Oct ’03 – Oct ’04)
guardian of DH (age classified)

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what you don't expect a c-section mum to say

was chatting to my friend who had a c-section 5 weeks ago, suggesting we got
together for a coffee, then I asked her if she was driving yet, she said no,
but it’s ok, I can get the bus in to town!

yikes, I was soooo shocked, I know I can’t compare to me right now, but even
so I wouldn’t expect anyone who’d just had a c-section to be using the bus
because they couldn’t drive!

Anne

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Royal College of F**kups of Canada?

ROYAL COLLEGE OF F**KUPS OF CANADA?

OPEN LETTER (archived for global access at http://groups.google.com)

Michel Brazeau, MD, FRCPC
Chief Executive Officer
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
774 Echo Drive
Ottawa, ON K1A 5N8
braz…@rcpsc.edu

Michel,

My understanding is that Canadian grandma Donna Young just informed you in
effect that obstetricians are committing mass child abuse – senselessly
closing birth canals up to 30% and senselessly robbing babies of up to 50%
of their blood volume.

You reportedly replied to her:

"It is not within the Royal College’s mandate and jurisdiction to undertake
the actions you propose (inquiry, public information about this matter)."

Michel, it occurs to me that the top level domain .edu in your email address
indicates that it is WELL within your mandate and jurisdiction to publicly
inform/educate Canadian MDs that they should stop committing mass child
abuse.

Check out The Four OB Lies – they are whoppers….

See Birth Danger: Cal Chiro Bd – SIMPLE QUESTION
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/chiro-list/message/3526

Regarding this just-cited "Birth Danger" URL…

I was told years ago by a man calling himself Michael Schroeder, attorney
for the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners that it was outside my
scope of practice as a chiropractic doctor to inform pregnant women that
obstetricians are senselessly closing birth canals up to 30% and lying to
cover-up.

Later, an Atty Michael Schroeder who is a First Amendment attorney filed a
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation/SLAPP in an illegal attempt
to deny me my First Amendment right to petition for redress of grievances
caused when Atty Schroeder was a public official (attorney for the State
Board).

I believe the two Schroeders are one.

THE CRIME IS MASSIVE

Obstetricians are slicing vaginas and abdomens en masse (episiotomy and
c-section) – surgically/fraudulently inferring they are doing/have done
everything possible to open birth canals – even as they close birth canals
the "extra" up to 30%.

Also, with birth canals senselessly closed the "extra" up to 30% when babies
get stuck, obstetricians are pulling with hands, forceps and vacuums –
sometimes pulling so hard they rip spinal nerves out of tiny spinal cords.

Some babies die – some get paralyzed – most "only" have their necks
grusomely wrenched.

ALL spinal manipulation is gruesome with the birth canal senselessly closed
the "extra" up to 30% – yet – as noted above I was told it was outside my
chiropractic scope of practice to say anything.

The California Board of Chiropractic Examiners has not yet responded to
multiple requests for clarification on this point.

See again: Birth Danger: Cal Chiro Bd – SIMPLE QUESTION
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/chiro-list/message/3526

NOTE:  Compelling obstetricians to allow birth canals to open maximally is
not going to prevent all episiotomies, c-sections and forceps deliveries –
but obstetricians have no business closing birth canals the "extra" up to
30%.

I am in favor of pardons in advance for MDs.  As medical students, MDs are
TRAINED to perform various obvious felonies.

But since MDs are dragging their feet, I have asked that a few obstetricians
be arrested to get the prevention ball rolling finally…

See Arresting obstetricians – Lt. Bill Hunt: 11165PC Suspected (Mass) Child
Abuse Report
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/chiro-list/message/3848

Michel, your email address has "edu" in it for a reason.

Please educate and help stop the mass child abuse by MDs immediately.

Sincerely,

Todd

Dr. Gastaldo
Hillsboro, Oregon
USA
t…@chiromotion.com

PS The abovementioned Canadian grandma Donna Young is the person who first
drew my attention to George Malcolm Morley, MB ChB FACOG and his statement
indicating that EVERY CESAREAN BABY is being temporarily asphyxiated and in
the process robbed of up to 50% of his/her blood volume.

Bizarrely, instead of reporting the obvious mass child abuse, Dr. Morley is
promoting an obviously illegal TEMPORARY baby asphyxiation experiment so his
fellow obstetricians can demonstrate to themselves that they should not
PERMANENTLY cut off umbilical oxygen and rob babies of up to 50% of their
blood volume.

It¹s right there on the web still:  OBVIOUS child abuse being RECOMMENDED by
George Malcolm Morley, MB ChB FACOG:

"[T]he umbilical cord [is] immediately closed between finger and thumb…The
[fetal heart rate/FHR] will decelerate quickly to about 60 bpm…the color
will change from purple-pink (normal at birth) to pallid blue
(vaso-constriction and asphyxia.)…Few midwives or obstetricians will be
able to observe…a deep, prolonged FHR deceleration on
a non-breathing newborn for a period of 60 seconds.  Common sense will soon
release the finger and thumb."
http://www.cordclamping.com/acog-cp.htm

Incredibly, Dr. Morley accused ME of perpetuating the crime – by encouraging
him to report it!

Michel, I submit that there is NOTHING – except the fact that Canadian  MDs
stand to go to prison – keeping the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Canada from engaging in "inquiry and public information" about the
obvious felonies being committed by MDs.

Excuse my French but…

Until your Royal College takes action, I say you are the Royal College of
F**kups of Canada – mothers and babies be damned.

Canadian grandma Donna Young will protest my profanity – but I bet that
babies are screaming much worse into fetal heart rate monitors as
obstetricians wrench their spines….

Thanks for reading.

Sincerely,

Todd

Dr. Gastaldo
Hillsboro, Oregon
USA
t…@chiromotion.com

This Open Letter to Michel Brazeau, MD of the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada will be archived for global access in the Google
usenet archive.

Search http://groups.google.com for "Royal College of F**kups of Canada?"

Copied to:  Attendees of a Canadian "Roundtable on
Integrated Health Human Resource Planning"
May 2003
http://www.chsrf.ca/other_documents/event_reports/pdf/hhr_roundtable_…
e.pdf

Eva.amzal…@hrdc.gc.ca,rco…@mail.gov.nf.ca,Bi…@mcmaster.ca,lynda.buske@
cma.ca,ajboudr…@rogers.com,khda…@csmls.org,cfo…@cprn.org,susangt@allia
ncept.org,armi…@chspr.ubc.ca,mgrain…@health.gov.sk.ca,Malcolm.Kirkland@e
astcentralhealth.com,rgrush…@oha.com,Craig.Kni…@gems9.gov.bc.ca,dhawkins
@acmc.ca,rlau…@camrt.ca,jho…@nlhba.nf.ca,gle…@cchse.org,bpo…@wrha.mb
.ca,llit…@cna-nurses.ca,rp…@nickel.laurentian.ca,kat…@yorku.ca,lrousse
au_regi…@ssss.gouv.qc.ca,hugh_macl…@vrhb.bc.ca,Andree.Robich…@gnb.ca,m
ichael_j_villeneuve@hc-
sc.gc.ca,Robert_Shearer@hc-
sc.gc.ca,pwaite-…@sympatico.ca,sshar…@saintelizabeth.com,paul…@una.ab.
ca,jstrac…@cihi.ca,nemc…@nb.sympatico.ca,gail.tomblin.mur…@dal.ca,gold
i…@chsrf.ca,mel…@chsrf.ca,sau…@chsrf.ca

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It's Monday tomorrow – Emily

Well, you’ve posted today Emily (unless I’ve got confused with time
differences), so I’m crossing my fingers it’s going to happen for you
overnight, but remember if tomorrow comes and you don’t feel happy with an
induction you can say no and walk away. Good Luck whatever you choose,

Anne

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Trying to catch up with Andrea….

#7 making his/her appearance in late May.

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long birth story from LWilliams

At 38 weeks along I was feeling the time was going in super slow
motion.  One of my feet had swollen to twice the size of the other.
One night I had it elevated and decided to use my camera phone to take
a photo of it.  I send it to my husband in Korea and to one of the
doctors.  That led to the doctor having me go to the hospital the next
day to check for a possible blood clot.  They did not find a clot but
reasoned the swelling could be due to a previous injury when I tore a
ligament in that area.  Labor and delivery had me on a monitor for
about 5 hours that day watching what they said were pretty good
contractions.  I was thinning out but no real dilation so I was
released.

My husband is deployed to Korea.  He has the ability to come home for
30 days for the birth.  He had a ticket to be here one week before the
due date.  That day I announced to him that I wanted him to come home
sooner.  I even suggested that the baby may make her arrival that
Friday, some what of an arbitrary day but it was a full moon and I
heard many delivery rooms swell when there is a full moon.  Todd
arrives back on Saturday afternoon.   I was soooooo ready to see baby.
Saturday night we sat down stairs on the couch and I felt some good
contractions picking up in intensity.  He is excited and wants to leave
for the hospital.  I tell him we should wait till they get painful or
around sunrise.  Morning comes and goes, so do the contractions.  For
the next few days we walk, eat spicy food and anything else that might
get things moving.  I want a natural unmediated birth but I was getting
concerned about Todd only having 30 days leave.  I cave in and call the
doctor to request an induction.

Wednesday 8/24 at 39 weeks 1 day we go into the hospital at 8:00am.
Progastilin gel followed by laying still for 60 mins then walking
around the hospital for 40 mins in between fetal monitoring.  This goes
on all day.  Thinned our but still not an inch dilation.  The midwives
say there is some scar tissue on my cervix from a cryo procedure I had
done a few years ago for an abnormal pap.  This scar tissue is what’s
stopping me from dilating.   They send me home that evening and the
next scheduled opening is Friday morning so I’m told to return at
Friday at 6:00am.

Friday 8/26 39 weeks 3 days I return to labor and delivery.  This time
I get a room twice the size as the other day.  I have two more rounds
of progastilin gel.  The midwife on duty says the gel probably isn’t
going to work but says pitocin may knock out the scar tissue.  So at
4:00 pm we start the Pitocin IV.  We watch some contractions till 10:00
or 11:00 pm.  Baby was doing fine so they say they will start again at
6:00 in the morning.  The next day I am really working to figure this
thing out.  I think I get better contractions when I move around.  So I
alternate from sitting straight up, using the rocking chair, and
walking in the 3 ft area I could manage being attached to the IV.

At 3:30 pm while I am walking I feel a ‘POP’ I know instantly the
scar tissue has broken. It was the same sort of sensation as when I
tore my ACL a few years ago.  I felt it, heard it and could almost
visualize.  Also it was at that instant that I ‘FELT’ labor
starting.  I announced to everyone in the room that ‘It’s time’.
Todd, my 9 year old Tiffany and my parents were in the room.  The pain
was instantly intense so I had a change in plans and cleared the room
sending everyone by Todd to the waiting area/lounge.  I had been using
hypnobabies for relaxation/natural child birth.  I picked up the CD
player and headphone and began listening to the birthing scripts while
Todd got the midwife.  I can’t say enough about the program.  During
the weeks in preparation I had doubts because I kept falling asleep
everyday when I attempted the practice.   When the pressure hit the
visualations/suggestions on the CD really helped with my ability to
cope.

I had a birth plan that listed my preferences for the birth.  One
important item was that pain medicine not be offered to me at all.  I
would let THEM know if I wanted anything.
I can’t count the number of times I was asked if I was ready for the
pain meds along with one of the nurses that doubted the ability to go
natural since I was receiving pitocin.

The midwife came in a little before 4:00 and said I was 3 CM and she
could stretch it to 5 CM.  She broke the water and out came what felt
like gallons of warm water.  The nurses started prepping the room and
when checked again I was at 9 CM.   I moaned and groaned pretty loud
from what I heard afterwards.  I probably scared the other women in the
unit.  At that time the shivers started.  I must have looked some what
nervous because the midwife told me I was in transition and the
shivers/shakes were normal although I don’t remember that when my
daughter was born.

My confidence started to disappear at that point. I remember wishing I
could just go to sleep and wake up to see my baby born.  I don’t
remember exactly how long I pushed but it felt like an eternity.  I had
decided before hand that I would NOT be flat on my back.  I wanted to
either squat or lie on my side to maximize the birth canal.  I didn’t
have enough left in me to think about getting up to squat but I was
determined to make it on my side.  The midwife wanted me to use my
hands to hold on to my knees.  I would like to think I’m in fairly
decent shape but that proved to be a feat and a half at the time.  With
my first daughter 9 years ago I remember being somewhat hesitant to
push for fear of having a BM.  This time I felt so much pressure I was
afraid to tear.  I could have cared less about a BM this time,
especially since I ate all during the pitocin.  The nurses didn’t
know and when my husband suggested I should not eat because of what the
nurses said I must have looked at him like he was crazy (as I demanded
another cheese burger from the cafeteria).

I remember the midwife telling my husband to look at our babies head.
Then she asked if I wanted to feel it.  I said no thinking I just want
her to come out.   At 5:27 she made her grand entrance and my tiny
‘cheesy baby’ was out and given to my husband who placed her on my
chest.  She was amazingly alert looking and even lifted her head as she
tried to focus on what ever she could.  She weighed in at 7lbs 3 oz and
18 inches.  Neither of us remember hearing anyone say what the apgar
scores were.  She nursed well before getting her eye drops.  An hour
later we decided the little one we refer to (and still do) as
‘beanie’ would be formally known as Miss GABRIELLA MAYA.

ohotos on web site…
http://tlandco.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album08

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having 8 yr old present for birth of little sister?

I want my 8 yr old daughter present for the birth of her little sister.  I
think this will be a very special time for me, her, and my husband.  My
husband is my 8 yr old’s step dad, and there have been some feelings of
anxiety from her feeling left out or worried that she wouldn’t be important
anymore.  I want her to be a part of this special moment, and have her
wholly participating to the point that she is comfortable.  If she becomes
uncomfortable, I will have a contingency plan for her to have someone in the
waiting room with her.

However….  My OB has indicated that she feels 8 yrs old is not old enough
for most kids, and has suggested that I rethink this.  I think my daughter
is fairly mature for her age and she has expressed alot of interest in
participating.  Should I follow my instinct here, or am I overly confident
in my daughter?

Betsy

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misery: a vent

Now, I know that I’m not suffering morning sickness nearly as bad as many
people (no puking to date), but this time is so much worse than the last
two!  I think it’s partially because I’m just trying to keep up with two
kids; a little because I’m a bit older than before; partially because I’ve
been dealing with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) since my pregnancy with DD.
And now I have a cold.  So when I was cataloging my suffering yesterday
evening (at the risk of TMI), I came up with:

nausea
piercing headache
constipation/gas
cramping
sore throat
sinus congestion
fatigue

Ugh. I know it will get better eventually, but in the meantime, the house is
a wreck, the kids are bored, and I’m a grump.

Okay. I’m done. Just needed to complain to someone other than DH, since we
haven’t told anyone else I’m pregnant yet–and I’m sure he’s tired of
hearing it.

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Elective c-section to avoid pain :-/

Spears pregnancy is ‘mind-blowing’ By Karen Thomas, USA TODAY
Wed Sep 7, 7:30 AM ET

In her first interview while pregnant,     Britney Spears talks about
her pregnancy and the choice to put her career on hold.

In the October issue of Elle, Spears says that before she met (and
married four months later) Kevin Federline, she was "introverted.
Being an entertainer, especially starting at such a young age, you
long to please people and become what they want to see." Marriage and
motherhood, she says, are "going to help me not be influenced so
much."

Spears, 23, says she doesn’t know the baby’s sex (but has a feeling it
is a boy), and hopes to have a cesarean section. "I don’t want to go
through the pain. My mom said giving birth was the most excruciating
thing she’s ever gone through in her life."

<All together now…. ARRRRGGGHHHHH!>

Spears adds, "I’ve always known that I was going to have a baby one
day. But there’s times when I get a little scared. It’s mind-blowing
to have a child. "

Nan

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