Vaccines and Secret Courts
Disturbing post on Huffington Post by author David Kirby (Evidence of Harm) regarding the federal government efforts to seal the courtroom proceedings for next year’s autism vaccine trial:
You may not know it, but there is an official federal “vaccine court,” where some 4,750 autism-related cases have been pending for years. Claimants believe the mercury-based vaccine preservative, thimerosal, and/or the MMR vaccine, contributed to their children’s autism, and they are seeking compensation from a special vaccine injury fund administered by the federal government.
The long-awaited autism vaccine trial will commence on June 11 in the courtroom of Special Master George Hastings. The plaintiffs and their attorneys have asked for complete transparency in every aspect of the tribunal, including public disclosure of all evidence and unhindered media access to the hearings. The few autism families whose medical records will be scrutinized as legal examples are waiving their right to privacy and confidentiality, so that their stories may finally be told in an open court of law.
But the DOJ (technically, the “defense”) has other plans. On November 3rd, the Department wrote to Hastings saying it “would oppose public access to the courtroom and public broadcast of the trial,” because such an arrangement. “would pose security and privacy concerns” for those in attendance.
Can you smell something rotten? Kirby (and I’m sure many others can):
Exactly whose privacy are they trying to protect? It can’t be the parents, because they don’t want privacy. The only party fretting about privacy is the DOJ itself, and presumably, the vaccine makers. (As for “security” concerns, isn’t that why we have court officers?).
The government may call this privacy, but I call it secrecy. In fact, there has been a long and unseemly history of secrecy when it comes to federal data on thimerosal and autism.
And let’s face it: People don’t hide something unless they have something to hide. (emphasis added)
Check out the entire post, as well as the many comments of parents who are on top of the issue.
It’s pretty clear that heavy metal toxicity plays a key role in many, if not most, autism cases. The site Put Children First provides good background on the connection.
Hopefully public outcry will help to ensure the court proceedings are public. Sunshine is the best disinfectant.
(For those people who think environmental toxins such as mercury may have played a role in a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting themselves or people they know, there are effective biomedical approaches to healing and recovering.)
