Thank You to all who came to Albany for the
Vaccine and Human Rights Action Day on 1/23/24!
Thank you to everyone who made it to Albany yesterday for the Vaccine and Human Rights Action Day! Hundreds of meetings were held with legislators and their staff, and thousands of letters were delivered.
After three years of being locked out of the buildings, getting past the threshold, and talking to the legislators and their staff will be crucial to stopping the many bad bills, and possibly moving some good bills forward. The threats are many and growing.
Just yesterday we learned that Senator Rachel May (D-Syracuse) had introduced Senate Bill S8352, a companion bill for Assemblymember Karines Reyes’ (D-Bronx) A6761, the bill we call, “The worst children’s health bill ever.” S8352/A6761 would allow any medical procedure: drugs, vaccines, dentistry, hospitalization, even surgery, to be done to minors of any age without parental knowledge or consent, and Medicaid would automatically pay for it. It repeals our most fundamental right as parents.
Your active engagement with the legislators is essential for our success. There are more than 60 legislators who are new since 2019. We need to educate them. Many legislators badly need educating, some are still requiring people to wear masks in their offices. Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Sen. Roxanne Persaud, and Assemblymember Aileen Gunther still have signs on their office doors requiring all who enter to wear a face mask. These are the people making health decisions for you and your children.
Thank you again to all who schlepped to Albany on a cold winter day, and to those who provided support from home.
