Every single state and territory in Australia has instituted policies which require health students (doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, etc.) to be fully vaccinated before commencing or completing their practical work. Without these vaccines (and the list of ‘required’ shots is extremely long with some of these poor souls receiving 8 vaccines at one time!), they will have to cease their education and or lose out on placings in hospital.  read more
 
Forced vaccinations for health students
August 2006
Taking Action
Where do you come in?
There are 3 things we need here.
  1. 1.We need lawyers who are willing to take cases against the health departments of every state. We currently have a barrister in NSW who is investigating the best way to approach this issue. Read more about this in point 3 below. He will definitely need lawyers to assist him as this could end up being a huge and precedent-setting case so if you are a lawyer or know of one who is on side and does some public-advocacy work, please get in contact with me.
  2. 2.Are you a health professional? Are you a health student? Do you know someone who is? Chances are you do and chances are that either you (as the health professional or student) or they are unaware of these new rules. Please spread the word. Make copies of this and distribute them to hospitals in your area, to doctor’s surgeries and to schools that have a medical faculty. Make everyone aware of what is being done – I don’t believe that even the most pro-vaccination medico will be happy about being forced to be vaccinated or about vaccinating anyone without their express consent.
  3. 3.We need lobbyists in each state and territory. Currently, it looks like the only way in which we can fight this issue is by going first through the Anti- Discrimination Tribunals which may sound like a good thing but…here is the kicker. The current Anti-Discrimination legislation in Australia says that you can’t be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, skin colour, sex or disability. Nowhere is it stated that you can’t be discriminated against because of your health choices. Therefore, the only way we can get the ball rolling is to take a case on the basis of discrimination – stating that unvaccinated people may at some point in the future be disabled due to a so-called vaccine-preventable
 
We need to lobby for changes to the Anti-Discrimination legislation so that the right to choose our own form of healthcare is enshrined in law.
 
If we get these changes, I can envision some very positive possible ripple effects happening such as the following:
  1. 1.Perhaps the right to choose our own healthcare will extend to Medicare. After all, you and I pay quite a bit to keep Medicare going and for people like myself who rarely if ever use mainstream medical facilities, we would be better served by having complementary treatments covered under this national insurance policy.
  2. 2.Doing away once and for all with the need to register as a conscientious objector before getting the childcare payments or maternity payments from the government. If it is stated clearly in law that we have the right to choose not to vaccinate, then it would be illegal to require us to file these forms.
  3. 3.Obliterating the medical witch-hunts that occur when parents of children who have been diagnosed with cancers and other serious illnesses choose complementary treatments. This practice has caused more heartache and pain than you can possibly imagine!
This is just the beginning. If you are a lobbyist, have experience with lobbying or know someone who you feel could help, we need to hear from you NOW!
 
Call Meryl on 02 6687 1699 or
email: meryl@informedvoice.com.au
 
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