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The following posts feature discussions and information on the issue of medical freedom.

VACCINES ARE UNAVOIDABLY UNSAFE – by Dr John Piesse

By AVN admin 95 Comments

As you probably are aware, Melbourne GP, Dr John Piesse, is facing prosecution and deregistration for the ‘crime’ of supporting parental vaccination choice and writing medical exemption forms for families whose children are at risk of serious reactions or death from vaccines. 

Below is an article Dr Piesse has submitted to the Melbourne Age. It is reprinted with his permission.

If you would like to help Dr Piesse continue to assist families whose children are at risk from vaccination, please consider donating to his GoFundMe Account by clicking here. It would also be appreciated if you can share this page with as many people as possible by email and social media. Use the hashtag #istandwithdrpiesse.

The writer has become embroiled in the controversy about whether or not it is wise to vaccinate…. [Read More]

CEO of Chiropractors Association of Australia bows to anti choice brigade

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Just yesterday, I found out from a Facebook message a dear friend sent me that Professor Matthew Fisher, CEO of the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia (who isn’t even a chiropractor) king-hit the AVN to get brownie points with the very people who want to turn chiropractic into physiotherapy.

Here is what he had to say…

So, let me get this straight. Matthew Fisher said that the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia does not support views promoted by the AVN. Which views might these be Professor Fisher? Could it be:… [Read More]

Dr Matthias Rath – A speech to hear and share!

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Dr. Rath’s Call to the people of Germany and Europe, Berlin 13-3-2012

We are living in a time of change.
The status quo fights against this change.
If you have any questions, go to https://www.wiki-rath.org/

At a Cancer Free World conference in Berlin, Germany, on 13th March 2012, Dr. Rath called on the people of Germany and Europe to take responsibility for building a democratic Europe for the People and by the People.

Describing how widely available scientific research on natural remedies already makes it clear that the incidence of common diseases can now be reduced to a fraction of their current occurrence, he explained how the building of a new global health care system, based on the prevention and elimination of diseases, is now possible…. [Read More]

The American Medical Association Will Soon Be Able To Force People To Enter Experimental Vaccine Trials | Vactruth.com

By meryldorey 2 Comments

The American Medical Association published an article on the ‘ethics’ of requiring everyone to participate in vaccine trials and unless they sign an opt-out form, they would be considered to have given their tacit consent to being a guinea pig and allowing their children to also be guinea pigs.

What is society coming to when anyone in their right mind can think this is a good and ethical idea?… [Read More]

Vaccination and Health – Your Right to Choose Seminars Western NSW-August 2012

By meryldorey 4 Comments

Please note: though pre-booking is recommended, please feel free to turn up on the night and register at the door.

Today, more then ever, the government and the medical community are trying to restrict your right to make informed health choices for yourself and your family.

There is a great deal of confusion about the following issues:

– Do you have the right to send your child to school, preschool, playgroup and childcare if they are not vaccinated?
– Does the government have the right to withhold any of your financial entitlements if you choose not to vaccinate your child?
– Do doctors, nurses and other health staff working in hospital settings have a right to say no to vaccination?
– Why is Australia currently experiencing the biggest and longest-lived whooping cough epidemic in its history despite our highest-ever rate of childhood vaccination?
– Why is one child in 20 now estimated to be autistic when 30 years ago, that figure was one in 20,000? Has vaccination played a role in this and other epidemics of chronic diseases (asthma, eczema, food allergies, diabetes, childhood cancer, etc.)

These will be evenings to set the record straight about not only your health rights but also about the latest research on this medical procedure from around the world…. [Read More]

Do doctors have to sign Conscientious Objector forms?

By meryldorey 182 Comments

New information has just come to light on this question, which I wanted to share with you because it is very important and will have implications for all parents who are filing as a conscientious objector to vaccination. It is also quite different from my previous understanding of this issue.

From the very beginning of the policy that required parents who were not vaccinating to see an immunisation provider in order to get their conscientious objector form signed (in order to get the Maternity Immunisation Allowance and the Childcare Benefit), the AVN has had a steady stream of parents approach them because GPs were refusing to sign the form.

We were told by the AMA that there was no requirement for doctors to actually sign this form – leading to parents seeing up to 20 or more doctors before finding one who would agree to sign. One wonders if the AMA were lying or simply ignorant. Either way, it is not a great recommendation for their integrity…. [Read More]

Healthy Unvaccinated – Nellie

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Nellie is 3 and a half years old, and her adoption was final May 17, 2007.

She was born meth addicted with many health problems and had developmental delays as an infant.

She was given Hepatitis B vaccine at birth, and one polio and one measles shot. She contracted measles from the shot.

Since her adoption she has been vaccine free, raised on organic vegan diet, wore cloth nappies, co-sleeps with mom and will be home schooled. She is now rarely ill.

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Healthy Unvaccinated – Theron

By meryldorey 17 Comments

Theron is 14 years old and was given Hepatitis B vaccine at birth WITHOUT my consent.

He has since been vaccine free & on an organic vegetarian diet.

He is rarely ill, did have salmonella poisoning at 2 months of age, whooping cough at 5 years old, (caught from child who’d just had his DPT), &  Chickenpox just recently.

He was breast fed until he self-weaned at 4 years old, wore cloth nappies as a baby, was home schooled through to the 8th grade and will now be attending Performing Arts School.

His adopted sister Nellie has also had chickenpox recently and we are ‘looking forward to whatever fun diseases we can find!’… [Read More]

Know your rights!

By meryldorey 16 Comments


The first thing you need to know is that in Australia, vaccination is not compulsory. It doesn’t matter what your doctor, school principal, mother in law or neighbour say – no school, preschool, childcare centre or playgroup is legally allowed to discriminate against a child because of their vaccination status.

Secondly, whether you vaccinate fully, selectively or not at all, you will not lose any government entitlements including the new $726 Family Tax Benefit Part A Supplement announced by the Federal Government in July 2011.

In order to get the Tax Benefit Supplement and the Childcare Allowance (the only 2 payments currently linked with vaccination compliance) if you don’t fully vaccinate, you will need to get either a GP or a clinic sister who is able to administer vaccines – in other words, anyone who has an immunisation provider number – to sign a Conscientious or Medical Objection form…. [Read More]