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Reply Number two to Paul Hutchison

Hilary Butler - Thursday, March 18, 2010
Dear Paul,  On rethinking your email to me, and given that you are our electorate member of parliament, I feel I need to address a few issues to you more thoroughly. You say: Dear Hilary The Herald article was written by Adam Bennett. Mr Bennett has made it clear that those with a documented 'conscientious objection' would not be penalised. I absolutely agree with this. (As I am sure you are a...

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First reply to Paul Hutchison

Hilary Butler - Thursday, March 18, 2010
Dear Paul, Thank you for your reply. Have you read my submission to the select committee yet? Have you read the OTHER submissions? I completely disagree with your statements in the paper and your proposed approach to vaccination. Furthermore, I completely disagree with the tenet that parents should have some “conscientious objection” signed off at the whim of a doctor. Vaccination should be an...

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Paul Hutchison replies.

Hilary Butler - Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Dear Hilary The Herald article was written by Adam Bennett. Mr Bennett has made it clear that those with a documented 'conscientious objection' would not be penalised. I absolutely agree with this. (As I am sure you are aware there can be rare but real side effects from immunisation). What is without doubt, is that the benefits of achieving herd immunisation far outweigh the disadvantages. (The...

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Vaccine Awareness: do you need to be bribed?

Hilary Butler - Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Regarding your article “cash lure to be vaccinated”.  Either Paul Hutchison has been misinformed, or has misinformed you. The payment Australian parents receive isn’t a “cash lure”. The key words are “without good reason”. Any Australian parent who makes an active choice NOT to vaccinate and has a filed objection, receives any of the “incentives” or “payments” related to immunization, tha...

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