Category: Politics

  • Investigation of the CDC…

    What is going on with CDC Whistleblower Dr. William Thompson?

    by Jeffery Jaxen

    It has been almost three years since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) senior scientist Dr. William Thompson came forward publicly as a whistleblower. At that time, Dr. Thompson released a statement through his attorney that he and his colleagues at the CDC had committed research fraud by destroying data showing a link between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the development of autism in young children. During this time the mainstream corporate media was silent.

    In July 2015 – after sustained pressure from parents – Congressman Bill Posey appeared in front of the US House of Representatives. Posey delivered damning evidence to support his plea to open a thorough investigation and immedialty begin hearings on the CDC and Dr. Thompson. The congressman read bombshell excerpts from Dr. Thompson’s papers and whistleblowing statements on the house floor making them part of the official record. The Florida congressman ended his time with this statement:

    “Considering the nature of the whistle blower documents, as well as the involvement of the CDC, a hearing and a thorough investigation is warranted. So I ask, Mr. Speaker…I beg, I implore my colleges on the appropriations committees to please please take such action.“

    Again, the mainstream corporate media was silent.

    It was one year ago to the month that the documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe premiered in theaters. The film chronicled the story of Dr. Thompson and the fraud at the CDC’s vaccine division with actual audio of Dr. Thompson confessing and excerpts from his internal documents showing research fraud. This time, the mainstream, corporate media was not silent. Without having viewed the film, the media hit-piece factory went to work churning out articles and reports calling Vaxxed a failure, anti-science, dangerous and other astroturf-like wordplay. However, the corporate media was late off the starting block…they underestimated the film’s momentum…put simply, they were caught sleeping. The autism community, the health freedom movement, and an activated medical community had already supercharged the film and its message halfway around the world while the media spin machine was still struggling to get its pants on.

    Cut to present day Washington D.C. when the Revolution for Truth protest and rally came to town led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vaxxed producer Del Bigtree, Nation of Islam’s Minister Tony Muhammad, Organic Consumers Association Alexis Baden-Meyer and many others. Representatives and legislators didn’t know what hit them as they encountered wave after wave of parents, speakers, and leaders within various organizations demanding justice for their children, an independent vaccine safety commission, and a halt or rollback of mandatory vaccination laws currently in the works for many states. It was during his speech in D.C. that Del Bigtree made this breaking announcement to a standing ovation crowd:

    “Just about a year ago I came to Washington, D.C. for the first time and went into politician’s offices, including Jason Chaffetz among others, and would ask the question, “Are you aware of Dr. William Thompson the CDC whistleblower?”…just a blank stare…”I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Really? Really? You do realize a year and a half ago one of our top scientists of our most important health agency in our nation came forward and said they are committing scientific fraud. You’re not aware of that? “Never heard of it?” Yesterday I was in D.C. – my third trip now – and every office I went to, including those who are diametrically opposed to our truth, I asked the question, “Are you aware of Dr. William Thompson the CDC Whistleblower?” And every single one of them said, “Yes I am.” In fact, they made a great statement which was usually “I know someone on the OGR committee, which is the Oversight Committee of Government Reform, and they have briefed me on this situation. Which means the Oversight Committee of Government Reform is officially investigating Dr. William Thompson.“

    …and the mainstream, corporate media was silent…and no longer relevant. The people have taken back their fourth estate and have become the media. The corporate media can have their ‘fake news’, we’ll take the truth. 

    Quantcast

    Health Freedom Idaho was established within a year of the exposure of CDC fraud. The goal of the organziation to protect the liberty of the people of Idaho frmo the exploitation of the people of Idaho by chemical and pharmaceutical industries that compromise our health from profit. We believe that the INDIVIDUAL NOT THE GOVERNMENT should decide what is best for us and our family.

    This article originally appeared at: http://www.jeffereyjaxen.com/blog/house-oversight-committee-now-investigating-cdc-whistleblower-dr-william-thompson.

  • SB 1182 Fails. Freedom Wins.

    SB 1182 Fails. Freedom Wins.

    The Idaho Senate voted 11-24 against SB 1182, the faith healing bill, killing it.
    From Executive Director: Miste Karlfeldt

    What an amazing day! We’ve all worked so hard to stop a bill that was on the fast track of taking away our parental rights. They will be attacked again next year and we will need to prepare.

    But….Today I Celebrate!

    #HealthFreedomIdaho #HFI #LibertyForTheWin
    #StopSB1182.

    How they voted:

    Voting yes: Sens. Agenbroad, Bair, Brackett, Davis, Foreman, Hagedorn, Hill, Johnson, Lakey, Rice, and Siddoway.

    Voting no: Sens. DenHartog, Anthon, Bayer, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Jordan, Keough, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, and Winder.

  • SB 1182 PASSED. The People’s Voice SHUT DOWN.

    SB 1182 PASSED. The People’s Voice SHUT DOWN.

    #SB1182 PASSED COMMITTEE even though Senators heard opposing views from every single side. 

    Is this amendment to Idaho code really designed to save the lives of our infants and children or is its intent to force parents into compliance?

    This legislation amends Section 16-1602, Idaho Code to strike and add language to the definition of”neglected” child in those instances where a parent has been advised and educated about their child’s declining health, or in instances where the parents were not genuinely treating by spiritual means through prayer, to be properly investigated and perhaps prosecuted.

  • SB 1182: Who should make medical choices for your child YOU OR THE STATE?

    SB 1182: Who should make medical choices for your child YOU OR THE STATE?

    This bill’s Statement of Purpose:
    This legislation amends Section 16-1602, Idaho Code to strike and add language to the definition of”neglected” child in those instances where a parent has been advised and educated abouttheir child’s declining health, or in instances where the parents were not genuinely treating by spiritual means through prayer, to be properly investigated and perhaps prosecuted.    		 SB 1182 BILL TEXT:
    page 5
    ..the child shall not be deemed to be neglected unless the failure to receive medical treatment is likely to result in serious permanent injury or death, and in determining whether such child has been neglected, the court shall consider the wishes of the child.
    SB 1182

    Before we allow the wording of our state code to be changed in regard to child neglect, we must understand the legal definitions and ramifications of each and every word in statute. We need to understand how a court would interpret the following terms and phrases from SB 1182.

    • ”medical treatment” – what is the definition of this? Would this include only treatment from a licensed physician? What about a parent who wants the opinion of multiple care providers? What treatments does this phrase include? Acupuncture? IV vitamin therapy? Or only pharmaceutical products?
    • ”likely to result in serious permanent injury or death” – what does ‘likely’ mean? A certain percentage of likelihood? What is that percentage? And what is the legal definition of ‘serious permanent injury’?
    • ”in determining neglect, court shall consider the wishes of the child.” – at what age and/or level of consciousness does a child become able to participate in the decision-making for their care and/or determine whether they were ‘neglected’?

    Those advocating for this change in statute argue ‘Children DIE when they don’t receive medical treatment.’

    In changing the definition of neglect, parents who choose alternative means of treatment for their children will be accused of neglect, so that their sick child can be forced into State Approved Medical Treatment.
    Is this amendment to Idaho code really designed to save the lives of our infants and children or is its intent to force parents into compliance?

    https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/medical-errorthe-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us

    This bill falsely assumes that medical treatment is black and white as if it was as is as go to the doctor, get healed.
    Medical diagnosis and treatment options are never black and white. They are complicated and multifaceted procedures that carry risks.
    Parents have the responsibility AND THE GOD GIVEN RIGHT to consider risks in their choice of medical treatments. 

    Medical treatment does NOT always prevent permanent injury and death, in fact many times it causes those.

    Interesting side note:
    Roughly one in 10 parents spotted mistakes that physicians did not, according to the study of safety incidents observed on two pediatrics units at a hospital in Boston. http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/parents-often-catch-hospital-errors-missed-doctors

    Here in Idaho, seven month old August Elliot was a victim of medical treatment error at St Luke’s Hospital in Twin Falls. August had a heart condition that caused an elevated heart rate. The ailment is rarely life-threatening and was being controlled with medication.  His parents had faith in modern medical treatments and brought him to hospital believing that the doctors and nurses would provide appropriate care for their son.
    Accidently a nurse treating 7-month-old August administered an adult dose of medication.

    This medical error killed August. The baby’s nurse was not prosecuted because his intent was not to harm or kill the precious child.
    Are we holding parents to a different standard?

    1182 is said to be necessary to save the lives of our children. What if the change of code was in effect before August’s parents made that fateful decision to allow his admission to St Luke’s for medical treatment? What if this young couple decided to use alternative or natural means to treat their son that day?

    Under this new definition of child neglect, August’s parent’s choices would be labeled as neglectful. Their baby would be removed from their care to receive the mandated State approved medical treatment that would ultimately take his life.  

    Would SB 1182 save baby August’s life? No.
    But it would destory his family. Once accused of neglect, CPS would have even greater authority to remove August’s brothers from their family. Nothing could be more damaging than the government tearing apart a loving family whose intent was to do what they believed best for their sick child.

    What if we apply this definition change to the infants death of 2013.

    82 newborn infants died.
    77 died AFTER receiving medical treatment.
    It is reported that five newborns deaths could have been prevented with proper and timely medical treatment.

    However, these babies born at home and died as newborns in the arms of their mothers.

    If this statute had been in place, how would their deaths be prevented?

    Where is the evidence that this would this amendment to Idaho code would have saved the lives of our children?

    There is a very real move on the part of our Child Protective community to remove parental right to the choice of health care treatment options for their children. This statute change would increase their authority to remove children based on personal opinion that courts should mandate a specific method of care. 

    Watch Jean fischer’s statements to the Legislative Workgroup August 2016.
    https://youtu.be/Y4dTXtkVya8?t=22s

    resources:

    Dead by Mistake: http://www.leanblog.org/2009/08/statistics-on-healthcare-quality-and/

    Stories of Injury and Death by hospitals across the nation: http://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-te.sorrel14dec14-story.html

    https://isc.idaho.gov/cp/manual/Idaho_Child_Protection_Manual_4th_Edition_FINAL.pdf

  • Proposed Legislation against Religion A Blatent Violation of the Constitution.

    Proposed Legislation against Religion A Blatent Violation of the Constitution.

    The state is prohibited by the constitution from making a law respecting an establishment of religion / belief, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. We all have the right to free exercise of religion / belief! Belief begets religion and religion is the result of belief. When the numbers and facts make no difference to direct actions, then actions are directed by belief, and belief is synonymous with religion. -Dan Sevy

    CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE:

    Well, believe it or not members from the legislature are still working on further prohibiting our free exercise of religion and health care treatment.

    We have informed the governor and legislators on several occasions that the report from the “Governors Task Force On Children At Risk” is false. We have told them of the larger families, (often over 10 children), common to church members. Having more children means, by the law of averages, more incidence of death. Sadly!  But the Governors’ office has not backed away from the false child mortality rate stated in the report commissioned by him.

    Furthermore when I had finished laying out the facts and statistics to Mr Otter he stated, “The numbers make no difference to him”, I can only conclude that he simply believes in the “superiority” of the medical system, (3rd leading cause of death)!  

    So I have come to the conclusion that this movement comes about simply because some legislators believe that the state should prohibit free exercise of religion and our God given right and duty, whenever parents choices (driven by belief) are not in accordance with the beliefs held by the State. In other words the state wants to make a law establishing a belief, (belief / religion) held by the state in spite of the facts, statistics, and the constitutions of the State and the United States!



     Death from medical care itself : John Hopkins University 3rd leading cause of death

    This is a fight to protect our children, our rights, our country!

    The State would force our children to be treated by state licensed medical professionals even when we believe herbs, homeopathy, spiritual, or another treatment would be best! If we refuse to comply, the state will take our children from our homes, shove their poisons into them by force, then very likely never return our children to our loving homes.

     If our children, taken by the state, are harmed or die in their custody, what recourse would we have? The statute as written insulates the medical professionals from recourse, and the state doesn’t even have to apologize for accidentally harming or killing our children held in their custody!  Oh by the way, then they send us the bill!

    In conclusion, if we want to save the children, save them from the state and the 3rd largest killer of children in the U.S. ‘the medical industrial complex’.

    It is an outright lie that children are dying due to lack of medical treatment and the state knows it!

    Belief begets religion and religion is the result of belief. When the numbers and facts make no difference to direct actions, then actions are directed by belief, and belief is synonymous with religion.

    The state is prohibited by the constitution from making a law respecting an establishment of religion / belief, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.     We all have the right to free exercise of religion / belief!

         We have the right to freedom of choice of heath care treatments for us and our children.

         The state seems to want to make our health care treatment choices for us and interfere in family health decisions!

         Freedom can not be legislated, legislation only restricts freedom.  

         The end result of any health care treatment decision is uncertain and can always end in tragedy.
         Would you want to take responsibility for a tragedy caused by interference?

         Remember, “First do no harm!” medical error, 3rd leading cause of death!

      

    “Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship to restrict the art of healing to one class of Men and deny equal privileges to others; the Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.”

    ― Benjamin Rush- (One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence)

       

          Live Free Or Die!

                                   Daniel C. Sevy

    DEATH REVIEW BOARD FINDINGS:

    Refusal of Medical Treatment Due to Religious Beliefs
    In 2013, the CFR Team identified 5 deaths to infants from families whose religious beliefs prevented them from seeking medical intervention. All of these 2013 deaths were to newborn infants. ***IDAHO ranks one of the highest states in PREMATURE BIRTHS.

    In 3 consecutive review years, the team has encountered a total of 10 deaths to infants or children who were reportedly not treated medically due to the parents’ religious beliefs. These cases were identified using information provided on death certificates and coroner reports. Since Vital Statistics does not compile the number of deaths in this category, it is difficult to estimate the actual number of preventable deaths to children of religious objectors.
    For the 2013 review year, the causes of death to infants from families who did not seek medical treatment included meconium aspiration, intestinal blockages, and sepsis. The CFR Team determined that each of these deaths may have been prevented with proper and timely medical treatment.

    MEDICAL ERROR. THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.
    source of statistics/interview of author Death from medical care itself : John Hopkins University 3rd leading cause of death
    original analysis: http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2139

    Medical error has been defined as an unintended act (either of omission or commission) or one that does not achieve its intended outcome,3 the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended (an error of execution), the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim (an error of planning),4 or a deviation from the process of care that may or may not cause harm to the patient.5 Patient harm from medical error can occur at the individual or system level. The taxonomy of errors is expanding to better categorize preventable factors and events.6 We focus on preventable lethal events to highlight the scale of potential for improvement.

  • The 3rd Leading Cause of Death

    The 3rd Leading Cause of Death

    The Legislature is being pressured by out of state vaccine advocate Paul Offit and local organizations, using false narratives. Their intent is to create a law that would prosecute parents who choose alternative methods of treatment for their sick children. Health Freedom Idaho is grateful that our Legislators have said, year after year, that laws are already in place under Child Protective Services and mandated reporting to protect children from abuse. Yesterday, November 17, 2017 KIVI news reported that this topic will be brought up again in the 2018 Legislative session. 

    Health Freedom Idaho will be there again to address this topic. The legislation that has been brought to date, and voted down, proposed increased mandated reporting by Doctors and healthcare workers, increased CPS supervision of families, and a decrease in parental choice in health care options.  <see Faith Healing Exemption> 

    There are concerns by many citizens of Idaho that the Legislature will put in a place a statute that will increase false allegations of “abuse” and erode parental authority in the health choice of their children.  Legislators have been reminded that receiving medical treatment at a doctor’s office or hospital does not ensure health or healing. It does not guarantee longevity or of lack of suffering. Millions of other parents hold faith in modern medicine, yet are not punished when a treatment fails and their child is subsequently injured or killed. 

    A May 2016 study conducted by Johns Hopkins researchers points to medical error as the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Looking to malpractice figures in Idaho, we see hundreds of doctors and nurses have erred in providing care to patients resulting in license suspension and revocation. Other research has revealed that, nationally, 14 of every 80 children suffer because of medical error by pediatric hospital staff. That’s 67 percent! Unfortunately, Idaho has no program in place to report adverse events and medical errors. Without the tracking of these vital statistics, Idaho doctors and hospitals can shield their fatal lapses in care, diagnostic mistakes, and dosage errors from public scrutiny. Some of these errors are FATAL.

    When a child died after being given the wrong dosage of medicine by St. Lukes Hospital in Idaho, the nurse was NOT prosecuted because his intent was not to kill the child. Why does the Legislature want to hold parents to a different standard when they choose alternative means of care (including prayer) when treating their child’s illness?

    Third Leading Cause of Death? MEDICIAL ERROR

    A study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine says medical errors should rank as the third leading cause of death in the United States — and highlights how shortcomings in tracking vital statistics may hinder research and keep the problem out of the public eye.

    The authors, led by Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Martin Makary, call for changes in death certificates to better tabulate fatal lapses in care. In an open letter, they urge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to immediately add medical errors to its annual list reporting the top causes of death.

    Based on an analysis of prior research, the Johns Hopkins study estimates that more than 250,000 Americans die each year from medical errors. On the CDC’s official list, that would rank just behind heart disease and cancer, which each took about 600,000 lives in 2014, and in front of respiratory disease, which caused about 150,000 deaths.

    Medical mistakes that can lead to death range from surgical complications that go unrecognized to mix-ups with the doses or types of medications patients receive.

    But no one knows the exact toll taken by medical errors. In significant part, that’s because the coding system used by CDC to record death certificate data doesn’t capture things like communication breakdowns, diagnostic errors and poor judgment that cost lives, the study says.

    The author is Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and she desribes how the US health care system may contribute to poor health.

    ALL THESE ARE DEATHS PER YEAR:

    • 12,000 — unnecessary surgery
    • 7,000 — medication errors in hospitals
    • 20,000 — other errors in hospitals
    • 80,000 — infections in hospitals
    • 106,000 — non-error, negative effects of drugs

    These total to 225,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes!!

    What does the word iatrogenic mean? This term is defined as induced in a patient by a physician’s activity, manner, or therapy. Used especially of a complication of treatment.

    Dr. Starfield offers several warnings in interpreting these numbers:

    • First, most of the data are derived from studies in hospitalized patients.
    • Second, these estimates are for deaths only and do not include negative effects that are associated with disability or discomfort.
    • Third, the estimates of death due to error are lower than those in the IOM report.

    How does this affect Idaho? 

    Idaho doesn’t track medical errors. In fact, it took a special taskforce called by the Governor to track the causes of death in infants and children in the past several years. Medical errors can be easily covered and ignored by hospital adminstration, staff and left hidden from the public. 

    Occassionally a heart breaking story is revealed that leaves one to question our society’s unwaviering ‘faith’ in modern medicine. 

    St. Luke’s: Nurse’s Medication Error Resulted in Child Fatality 

    • St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center

    One week after confirming an infant died at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center after receiving the wrong medication, hospital officials said Oct. 2 the 7-month-old died when he received a dose of saline solution infused with potassium phosphate intended for an adult patient.

    A family attorney revealed the child’s name as August Elliot.

    “One of our nurses prepared the adult patient’s medication solution at the nurse’s station,” the hospital said in the statement. “Sometime later, another nurse mistook that prepared bag as the one to be used for the child, took it into August’s room and administered it. Approximately 10 minutes later, August went into cardiac arrest and we began resuscitation efforts. Thirteen minutes into that effort, another nurse read the label on the bag and realized August was receiving the wrong medication.”

    Hospital officials wrote in a statement: “We missed at least one part of the standard procedure of administering medication,” and they were tightening their internal processes to minimize any chance of human error in the future.

    DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FATAL DOSE WAS GIVEN IN ERROR – The nurse wasn’t charged with a criminal act. (Which brings into question the legislative need to criminalize the behavior of parents who do not intend on doing harm to their children when they choose alternative course of treatment (including prayer) for their children’s illness.
    http://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Prosecutor-will-not-file-charges-in-infants-death-at-St-Lukes-Hospital-367063101.html

    The Twin Falls Times-News reports the findings from the hospital’s investigation have been forwarded to the nation’s top hospital accreditation board and the Twin Falls County Coroner.

    FOLLOW UP: http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/family-sues-nurse-healthcare-company-after-babys-death-at-st-lukes/311329841

  • 1050

    1050

    SB 1050 a bill designed to protect the rights already guaranteed by Idaho Statue. When the Health Department was exposed enforcing adminstrative policy in clear violation of Idaho code, SB 1050 was born. Within days, Chairman Heider succumbed to the pressured the Idaho Health Department and the Governor to drawer the bill (leave it unheard so that it couldn’t be voted upon). Citizens are left voices unheard, rights violated, and children discriminated against BY a government agency.

    How do YOU feel about that?? Comment Below:

  • The 1st WIN FOR HFI! HB 91 IRIS EXPANSION VOTED DOWN

    The 1st WIN FOR HFI! HB 91 IRIS EXPANSION VOTED DOWN

    Idaho HB 91 was designed to further expand the Idaho immunization tracking system. The greatest concerns of IRIS is the lack of privacy, security and the inability of parents to confirm their child’s private medical information is expunged when a family choose to OPT OUT. This system is in place to record vaccinations /immunizations (or lack thereof) of children. As Representative Packer said, the State doesn’t feel parents are responsible enough to keep accurate records. Your child’s medical information is automatically entered into a system accessible by health department vendors, health officials, doctors, schools and registered daycare. HB 91 would expand the data tracking with the mandated inclusion of adults.

    If you wish to opt your child out of the system you may do so by visiting: the Health and Welfare website

    CONCERNS OVER THE OPT OUT SYSTEM: 
    Citizens are unable to OPT OUT of this central database until AFTER the child’s private medical information is uploaded into the central database. The Health Department processes the written OPT – OUT request allowing the department several weeks to do so. This request must be made each and every time a person visits a medical facility that has the capability of administering vaccinations.

    To learn more details on the bill and the concerns from Health Freedom Idaho read our article.

    Numerous Health Freedom Idaho members called and emailed their concerns to the representatives. We were heard! And the results was 44 of our state representatives voted down HB 91 a bill fraught with privacy invasion. 

    Watch the entire House Debate from the archives:
    http://lso.legislature.idaho.gov/MediaArchive/ShowCommitteeOrMedia.do;jsessionid=92559A4CF43D605E802FDE4D77DC0D5Fchives

    How did your rep vote? Take time to send correspondence of thanks or perhaps a question why they voted for the expansion.
    THEY ARE LISTENING! Keep educating the legislators of your concerns.

    THANK THE 44 WHO VOTED AGAINST HB 91:
    (posted in small groups to avoid spam filters) send 4 separate emails of thanks addressing each group in the BCC field: 

    hscott@house.idaho.gov, pshepherd@house.idaho.gov, ssyme@house.idaho.gov, jthompson@house.idaho.gov, cntroy@house.idaho.gov, jtrujillo@house.idaho.gov, jvanderwoude@house.idaho.gov, ryoungblood@house.idaho.gov, czito@house.idaho.gov, bzollinger@house.idaho.gov

    shartgen@house.idaho.gov, lluker@house.idaho.gov, jholtzclaw@house.idaho.gov, pjordan@house.idaho.gov, rkerby@house.idaho.gov, mkingsley@house.idaho.gov, dmanwaring@house.idaho.gov, pmcdonald@house.idaho.gov, jmonks@house.idaho.gov, dmoon@house.idaho.gov, mmoyle@house.idaho.gov, nater@house.idaho.gov, jpalmer@house.idaho.gov

    lclow@house.idaho.gov, tdayley@house.idaho.gov, gdemordaunt@house.idaho.gov, sdixon@house.idaho.gov, jgannon@house.idaho.gov, tgestrin@house.idaho.gov, pgiddings@house.idaho.gov, khanks@house.idaho.gov, sharris@house.idaho.gov,

    randerst@house.idaho.gov,armstrong@house.idaho.gov, vbar@house.idaho.gov, mblanksma@house.idaho.gov, gchaney@house.idaho.gov, jboyle@house.idaho.gov, vburtenshaw@house.idaho.gov, gchaney@house.idaho.gov, dcheatham@house.idaho.gov

    Is your child in the IRIS database without your knowledge? 
    Here is the information to OPT OUT. http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Health/IdahoImmunizationProgram/InformationforParentsFamilies/ImmunizationRecords/OnlineIRISOptOutForm/tabid/2495/Default.aspx
    All children born in Idaho are automatically enrolled. All child who visit a primary care physician are automatically enrolled. All children who submit records to a daycare or school are automatically enrolled. 

  • HB 91: Invasion of Privacy (IRIS)

    HB 91: Invasion of Privacy (IRIS)

    Do you know what IRIS is?

    It is a sneaky invasion of privacy regarding one’s private health information (PHI). IRIS has historically been an immunization registry for children’s vaccination records, but is now being used to assimilate the medical information regarding one’s vaccinations (or lack thereof) without the knowledge or consent of a patient or their guardians. Our children’s vaccination records are already in IRIS, and IRIS is expanding to all adults in the State of Idaho as well.

    That’s right! The Legislature wants to expand their data tracking information to include all adults with HB 91. The newest invasion of privacy has passed committee and will be heard on the house floor Feb 21st. If passed it will move onto the Senate Health Committee and Senate Floor. Time is limited we MUST TELL LEGISLATORS TO OPPOSE HB 91 the bill that will require the State tracking of the  immunizations of all adults.  

    Simple option to text, email or send a video message from your phone:

    Talking Points:

    1) No other pharmaceutical product use is reported to the state like this and this is a violation of medical privacy.

    2)  CDC has openly stated that vaccine registries are a tool to identify areas of “undervaccination” so that they can be “addressed” and brought into “compliance.”   https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6133a2.htm  The healthcare choices Idahoans make are Idahoans’ and there is no need for our choices to be “addressed” or brought into “compliance”. This is an attack on our health freedoms disguised as just a little information gathering. Given that the pharmaceutical companies have nearly 300 vaccines in development and would like to see those used by the entire populace, it is not hard to see why CDC wants to monitor the public’s use of vaccines so it can “address areas of undervaccination.”

    3) We know from the problems many parents have reported that many parents have no idea that IRIS (the Idaho Immunization Registry) even exists, no idea that their children’s information is being entered into the system, no idea that the registry is voluntary and that they may opt out completely yet Idaho Code 39-4803 explicitly states that the registry is voluntary. Several years ago we fought the extension of IRIS to adults because code was already not being followed and we won.   https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH48/SECT39-4803/

    4) Given violations of I.C. 39-4803 pertaining to IRIS and children, we are very concerned that adults will not be aware there is a system, that the system is opt out, and that their private medical information will be entered into it. If they aren’t aware the system even exists or that it is voluntary, how is the system truly voluntary? If parents are not being informed of the existence and voluntary nature of IRIS, why should we trust that this information will be explained to adults?

    5) There is nothing in HB 91 that explicitly requires those who administer vaccines to notify vaccine recipients of the existence of IRIS or the fact that IRIS is voluntary but that vaccine recipients must opt out. 

    6) There is nothing in HB 91 that ensures vaccine administrators follow the law. Who will check and ensure the law is followed?

    7) We already know that the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has violated code with respect to IRIS. Several years ago when Dr. Christine Hahn of the Department of Health and Welfare testified in front of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, she stated that IRIS had already entered the personal private information of Idaho adults who had received a flu vaccine into the system. This is illegal. There is no code that allows for the private medical information of adults to be entered into IRIS. If they’ve already broken the law, why should we trust that they will follow it now?

  • Vaccine Exemptions Idaho

    Vaccine Exemptions Idaho

    HOW IS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GETTING AWAY WITH IT?
     

    IDAHO STATUTES CLEARLY STATE: VACCINES ARE NOT MANDATED FOR DAYCARE or SCHOOLS. LAWS CLEARLY STATE A PARENT’S WRITTEN STATEMENT IS AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTION. When parents opt to submit the legally acceptable affidavit, IDHW declines it forcing schools to deny the children’s registration.

    When the Public Health Department refuses to accept legally permitted form of exemption which leads many to wonder HOW IS THAT LEGAL?

    Regardless of your opinion on the efficacy of vaccines, it is unacceptable to allow the Department of Health to mandate a discriminatory form for school enrollment that violates privacy and is potentially self-incriminating. 

    There are 2 forms provided by the Department of Health. Legally you are required to make a statement of objection (you do not have to clarify that statement), your child’s name and birthday. Any additional information required by schools or the Health Department is illegal.
    SCHOOL VACCINE EXEMPTION FORM
    CHILDCARE VACCINE EXEMPTION FORM

    Encourage ALL LEGISLATORS to SUPPORT SB 1050 This bill keeps administrative policy from usurping Idaho law. SB 1050 will allow parents to make an informed choice to opt out of vaccines without discrimination, revealing private medical information and without being entered into a tracking database without consent. 

     

    Idaho’s Health & Welfare Department created a mandatory immunization form that falls FAR OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF CURRENT STATUTES and is discriminatory to the minority of parents who legally choose to OPT OUT of the full CDC vaccine schedule. Parents are forced to sign IDHW’s mandatory form that demands parents state that they are putting their children at risk. No parent should be forced to sign a form that is self-incriminatory in order to enroll their child into a daycare program or public school.

    The Public Health department is getting away with creating their own rules and children are being denied access to daycare and schools.

      
    SUPPORT SB 1050 for Immunization Exemption Form and Parental Statement Compliance by the Health Department

    RESOURCES:

    The state-prescribed form, based on IDAPA 16.02.15, is in violation of Code 39-4802 and 39-4804. The form developed by IDHW falls far outside the scope of Idaho Code 39-1118(2) and 39-4802(2).

     Idaho Statute 39-4802(2) permits a parent/guardian:
     1. The right to choose whether to vaccinate their child
     2. The right to choose to participate or decline participation in the state vaccine registry system (IRIS).
     3. The right to opt out without explanation of objection.