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Vaccines have been a significant part of the discussion in Des Moines during the first month of the legislative session. And the “debate” is always pretty predictable. But after living through the last four years of COVID vaccine narrative changes, I am amazed at how hostile Democrats and the lobby are to people who simply desire more information.
During debate on a bill that would remove a minor’s ability to consent to the HPV vaccine, a doctor called Stephen Rinderknecht said “consent” is a weird term to use as it relates to the discussion. And then he said this (by the way, if you don’t believe what you’re about to read, I have VIDEO.)
“No vaccine requires consent.”
A similar bill was debated in subcommittee in the Iowa Senate on Thursday. Iowa is one of a handful of states that allows children to consent to injecting the HPV vaccine into their bodies. And the lobby and Democrats want to continue to allow parents to be left out of the decision.
Why? Because they’re worried about the rare instances where a child may be being sexually abused by a parent who would then also keep them from receiving the HPV vaccine.
So they’re arguing to legislate based on these exceptions to what should be the rule — parents know best.
Chaney Yeast who represents Blank Children’s Hospital continued to proclaim that the HPV vaccine is “safe and effective.” She said we should be “celebrating” the shot as it prevents cancer.
During her remarks, she said allowing a minor to consent to the HPV vaccine could be good because it helps the child become “more independent.” And she claimed some “well-intentioned” parents likely are against the HPV vaccine because they worry approving it is providing consent to their children to be sexually active.
Or they just don’t think it’s necessary to inject into their child’s body. Or they don’t want their child to fall victim to the HPV vaccine like other teens have. I still believe Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential run was ultimately upended because of his HPV vaccine mandate and some of the injuries and deaths to teens that followed.
Dane Schumann, a lobbyist representing the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, said physicians tell him sometimes it is “important” to administer a vaccine to patient when they don’t have the necessary home environment where kids can have open conversations with their parents.
Angela Caulk, a lobbyist for the Family Planning Council of Iowa, said “this is just bad legislation.”
Just to recap, all this bill does is say a minor cannot consent to a vaccine for a sexually transmitted disease or infection.
Keep in mind minors cannot consent to any other vaccine in Iowa. And there is a long, long, long list of other things a minor cannot consent to — few of which are as serious as injecting something into their bodies.
It’s ironic because by protecting these rare instances where a child doesn’t have a home situation where the parents can be trusted, they are choosing to instead undermine the overwhelming majority of situations where parents can — and should — be trusted.
Finally, I urge you to watch THIS VIDEO. It is Democrat State Rep. Austin Baeth during committee on Thursday. Legislators were discussing a bill that would simply require daycares and schools to include information about exemptions on communications regarding vaccinations.
“This bill was written by and lobbied for by the anti-vax community. Vaccines are the biggest life-saving medical discovery. They’ve saved more lives than any medicine we’ll ever create. And I ask our body here not to the bidding of an anti-vax arm that is harming children from evidence-based measures that protect them from measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria — all the things that could kill them. It affects my child if my child is unable to have a strong enough immune system to respond to their own vaccine. They will be at risk to children whose parents used illegitimate reasons for exemptions to not vaccinate theirs.”
Whew. That’s a lot said in less than one minute of talking. But how about focusing on his closing…
“They will be at risk to children whose parents used illegitimate reasons for exemptions to not vaccinate…”
While Baeth is a doctor, his comment still begs the question — who does he think he is to say that parents are using “illegitimate reasons” to not vaccinate their children.
What a pompous, arrogant thing to think — let alone say out loud.
That was my initial reaction, anyway.
But as the weekend progressed and I thought about it a little more, I actually thought Baeth’s words were perfect. They reveal what Democrats and many in the lobby really believe.
They know better than mom and dad.
Again, I give criticism to Republicans when it is due. But just remember, the alternative to Republican control is giving control to people like Rep. Baeth who despise the “anti-vax community” and their “illegitimate reasons” not to vaccinate.
I am actually leaving a lot out of this newsletter. I could include much more. But I’m not sure anything more needs to be said other than this…
There is a bill that would require the report used by medical examiners for investigations of infants 0-3 years old to include a request for information regarding the date and type of the decedent’s last immunization.
According to subcommittee testimony and comments, there are five questions asked about the last thing a child ate. But there is only one question asked about vaccinations, and that is whether they’re current with the CDC schedule.
What was said about this bill? It’s trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist (tell that to a parent who has lost a child or had a child injured immediately or shortly after vaccination). We should not be having this conversation (which came from the Blank Children’s Hospital lobbyist. And based on the last four or five years, when the “medical field” tells us we shouldn’t have a certain conversation, we should definitely have that conversation).
Here is a list of organizations against the bill:
*Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers
*Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives
*Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society
*Iowa Nurses Association
*League of Women Voters of Iowa
Then there are a bunch who are “undecided,” but some of those “undecideds” spoke against the bill during subcommittee.
The opposition to such a simple bill begs one obvious question — what do they fear from including this information on the medical examiner’s investigation form?
It’s information. If vaccines are “safe and effective,” what’s to worry about?
Of course, if it turns out that there is a troubling trend discovered, that will mean they’re wrong. Dead wrong.
And they will once again lose what’s left of the little trust many have in the “experts” after the last few years.
They’re clinging to what remains of that trust. But in reality, I’m not sure we need the information that will be provided by such medical examiner investigation forms. The opposition to even asking the question says plenty.
And none of it is good.
It amazes me that after the last four or five years there isn’t a lot more respect for the medical freedom community. It’s hard to think of much they were wrong about during a period of time of intense pressure to comply.
Let’s be thankful we’re still able to think and make decisions for ourselves. If Democrats and the medical lobby had their way, I’m not convinced we would.
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