Detroiter faces felonies in dispute over daughter’s medication; shot fired, police say Doug Guthrie / The Detroit News Detroit — A 56-year-old woman faces multiple felony charges and is being held on $500,000 bond after a 10-hour standoff with police, claiming she was protecting her 13-year-old daughter from unnecessary medication. Maryanne Godboldo, 56, was arraigned … Read more
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011 We had a successful day in Trenton! A243 the Conscientious Exemption to Mandatory Immunization Bill was not put up for a vote following testimony. A3746 – Reorganizing of the Public Health Council and Restoring full power was pulled prior to any testimony. Both bills will likely come up again, so we … Read more
As the legislature prepares to take up the issue of mandatory vaccinations for school kids, advocates and critics step up their arguments pro and con By Leilo Stainton, original story posted here: http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0302/0115/ Childhood immunization is a highly charged issue, pitting the needs of public health against the fears of parents, who worry that vaccines … Read more
Original article posted HERE Wednesday, February 9, 2011BY CHARLOTTE VANDERVALKTHE RECORDCharlotte Vandervalk, R-Westwood, is an assemblywoman representing District 39. Send comments about this article to Peter Grad, Op-Ed Page editor, at grad@northjersey.com THE YOUNG DAUGHTER of the woman calling my office had been given her shots for school, had a reaction, and then spent months … Read more
Monday, February 7, 2011 BY LINDY WASHBURNThe RecordSTAFF WRITER Last summer, New Jersey quietly made it easier for parents to get a religious exemption from the immunization requirements for children entering school or day care. Now a state legislator who’s also a doctor says that was a bad idea. Assemblyman Herb Conaway Jr., D-Burlington, has … Read more