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Sen. Pam Roach
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January 15, 2009
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Senator Pam Roach to call for DSHS Accountability at February 5 Rally
10:00 AM PRESS CONFERENCE TO PRECEDE RALLY, CHERBERG BUILDING CONFERENCE ROOM ABC
Auburn…Sen. Pam Roach (R-rural Auburn) has announced her Families' First rally at the Capitol Rotunda in Olympia on February 5, 2009 at 12:00 noon.
The subject will be the need for justice and accountability within DSHS Child Protective Services.
Roach believes CPS is out of control, and she is giving voice to the thousands of children and relatives hurt by the department.
Roach led the successful 11 month effort to return the granddaughter of Doug and Anne Marie Stuth to their Enumclaw home. (Please see: KING 5 [Stuth stories at King 5]
"It is time the citizens of Washington stand up against the atrocities of this department," said Roach. "We expect hundreds, if not thousands, of people will join their voices to publicly be heard by the Legislature and Governor."
Washington Families United, Grandparent' s Rights of Washington, legislators, and citizens demanding accountability will be in attendance.
"Of the Stuths," Roach said, "we have become family after our year-long struggle. These are good people who fought and won. So many others have had their children stolen."
"Doug and AnneMarie Stuth, the Enumclaw couple recently awarded third party custody of their grandchild, will be in attendance," Roach said.
"Their horrific story shows just how intent CPS has been to separate good families from their children," said Roach. "On the other hand, they often leave children in harm's way."
"Just one month ago, between Christmas and New Year's, two infants returned to their respective homes, died by shaken baby syndrome," said Roach. "This is absolutely atrocious."
"The rally is intended to give hope to the thousands of families injured by the negligence of CPS," Roach added.
"As in other cases, the Stuths have been terribly hurt by the system," said Roach. "They deserve vindication for all the untruths told in court and should be compensated for the $50,000 they spent trying to get their granddaughter back."
"It is not a coincidence that both DSHS Secretary, Robin Arnold-Williams, and CPS Director, Cheryl Stephani, announced their departure from the department just three weeks ago, and two weeks prior to a scathing report on CPS practices they knew would be released by the State Ombudsman," Roach added. "Out of the hot seat, but not out of the fire."
"The leadership in the department has not addressed accountability within the system," Roach said.
"I will be proposing legislation to break DSHS into smaller agencies to increase accountability and efficiency," added Roach. "Another piece of legislation includes creating a Citizens Review Committee of CPS.
For more information contact Senator Pam Roach at (360) 786-7660 or via e-mail at Roach.pam@leg. wa.gov She may be reached at her home office (253) 735-4210.
PAMROACHREPORT. BLOGSPOT. COM OUTLINES THE STUTH CASE IN DETAIL
She's Fighting For Us
Washington Legislature To Raise Taxes In Recession
Seattle Times editorial (1/13/2010) -- Two years ago, this page supported I-960, and we still do. The situation in Olympia now is what the people had in mind when they passed it. Legislators are playing with dynamite if they repeal it.
In the morning a series of tax votes will begin. Individual Democratic legislators in swing districts will be let off the tax votes. What?
Yeah...there are so many Dems in both houses that each swing district D will only have to give a couple tax votes...if any. The D's in downtown Seattle, Everett, Tacoma, and Spokane will pony up with the tax votes because their constituents like the taxes. Kastama, Eide, Kauffman, etc...won't have to tax. (I will take a roll call to see.)
But, come fall, the voters will remember the PARTY. Like the D's ran against Bush in '08, the R's will run against the policies of taxation brought by the D's in '10.
To My Friends
I Will Not Be DistractedI wanted you to know that there is some petty politics going on with some of my colleagues. Let me assure you that I will not be distracted from my representation of the values of the 31st District. It has been an honor to earn the support from the citizens of the 31st District for the past 19 years. I sincerely appreciate the supportive phone calls, emails, faxes, and 'keep your chin up' well-wishes I've received from colleagues and constituents in recent days.
We have important things to do in Olympia. I am leading the effort to protect the Second Amendment, save Rainier School, and reform DSHS in its CPS policies. I've just signed on as a co-sponsor to Sen. Holmquist's bill (SB 6821) to save the 2/3's vote requirement for tax increases that the Democrats are about to get rid of. I oppose the Democrats' tax raising agenda.
There are important things going on down here, but my office is always open. If you have any questions please call my office (360-786-7660) or send an email.
Best wishes,
Pam
Saturday....
While Jim planted seven new fruit trees in the orchard I drove to Dan and Melanie's to babysit.Melanie's dad had a stroke three weeks ago. He is in the hospital and is paralyzed from the neck down. He communicates by blinking his eyes. The family has again gathered and I did my part.
Drew is now 7 and will always be a little unpredictable. The doors are kept locked to keep him in the house. Thankfully, the windows are close to the ground. Several times he went out via a window. Drew is autistic. Today he was quiet. He "played" with small plastic bottles. He lines them up, then picks them up, then lines them up again.
This evening I attended a Campaign For Liberty event at SeaTac. A couple of hundred heard the former governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson, give a Ron Paul type speech. The message was cut government, get rid of the federal reserve (to keep it from printing more money), and legalize and tax marijuana.
I sat down by a city council member from my district to my left. A burley guy to my right introduced himself as my FedEx man. This is just one of the grassroot efforts here in WA.
Seems like I am out most evenings. Last night the Lake Tapps Task Force celebrated the end of an 11 year effort to Save the Lake. I had kicked it off with a huge (700) community meeting all those years ago. It was good to see the project through. Cascade Water Alliance will eventually pipe water north. Puget Sound Energy transfered the land last night. I am part of the DVD that is being made for the history of the project.
How The Legislature Can Reverse The Outcome Of An Initiative
Dear Senator,
Please explain to us how the legislature can repeal something that their constituents voted for..as in 2/3 vote?
What they tell the masses IMHO when they pull these shenanigans is that WE THE PEOPLE do not matter. They don't care what we vote for..they are just going to over-ride what we want.
Is that how things work?
Dear Reader,
For the first two years after a successful initiative takes effect the legislature can not reverse the measure without a 2/3rd vote. But...after the two year mark the legislature just needs a simple majority. I-960 was approved in '07 and took effect after validation. That was just over two years ago. So, only a simple majority is needed to overturn I-960.
It is a rule thing...and it is in our State Constitution.
Pam Roach Resets The Stage On Discussion
If you are new to the discussion on CPS please note that you are reading comments on a narrow subject area of a larger discussion. I realize there are terrible situations for children.... We need to do MORE to help them. One child a month dies under the watchful eyes of CPS. That means there is a death hole out there, in our own country, and government has failed to help.Currently, this blog series is on the other end of the spectrum; taking children from families when they should not be taken.
This blog acknowledges the truth as it comes to us with the government's own statistics, with documented press reports, and my own personal interviews and research. In this discussion I, in no way, have berated the hundreds of foster parents doing a great service to the children of our state. I also appreciate the social workers who do a tough and great job. The problem is that not all is working well. If you disagree with me...please step forward (meaning use your name) and explain how you think everything is going so well. For now, God Bless our children and families, however humble they may be.
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Alberta sex case 'casts a shadow' on foster parents: advocate
Alberta sex case 'casts a shadow' on foster parents: advocateNote: Watch these system sucks use the sob story tactic in a desperate attempt at reglorification.
At a time when recruitment of new foster parents in Alberta was gaining steam, allegations of sexual abuse levelled against a Calgary man are likely to "cast a shadow" over many others who have opened their homes to youths who need care, Alberta child and youth advocate John Mould said Sunday.
Bringing awareness to the plight of foster children
Bringing awareness to the plight of foster childrenAny given month Renfrew County has more than 200 youth who can no longer live in their home and must seek accommodation with a foster parent.
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TN Lawmakers Address Juvenile Center Sex Abuse
Tennessee lawmakers are trying to figure out how best to protect youth from sexual abuse at a state juvenile center. Their action is in response to a federal report released naming Woodland Hills Youth Development Center in Nashville as having one of the...Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
Tax Law Scoop: Being a Tax Exempt Nonprofit
Who would have expected that the culture for philanthropy would have grown in such a ravaged economy? The Wall Street Journal reported that although private giving has fallen 6% in 2008. Nonetheless, the recession seems to have triggered altruism in certain individuals and the urge to help...Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
Death and Taxes: Estate Tax Repeal for 2010?
Here's some food for thought: A multi-millionaire who dies today in the US might not have to pay any estate tax. There may have been a silent and temporary estate tax repeal this year. Now, if you're thinking about drafting some estate planning documents,...Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
Governor Schwarzenegger: Send California Inmates to Mexico
California is still figuring out how to address its prison problems. One part of the plan has been the early release of some inmates. Another way perhaps to ease its overcrowded prison system might be to send thousands of undocumented California inmates to specially built...Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
Be Tax Savvy! Do Gifts = Income?
Did you know that some of your gifts could be included in your income tax calculation? But only those that the IRS says are "not really" gifts. Let's break this concept down. Also, keep in mind that there is a tax that...Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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In re Koehler
(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Sanctions) In an attorney's petition for a writ challenging a trial court's order of contempt on attorney arising from divorce proceedings, attorney's petition is treated as one for prohibition and granted, and the order of contempt is reversed and annulled as the requisite procedures were not followed and the applicable law was not applied.In re J.N.
(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law) Juveniles court's judgment ordering three minor children returned home to the care and custody of their mother on a case plan of family maintenance services, and removal from the physical custody of their father on a case plan of family reunification services, is reversed where: 1) the evidence was not sufficient to establish that the children were at substantial risk of serious physical injury as the result of parental inability to adequately supervise or protect the child; and 2) the evidence did not support a finding that each child was within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under section 300(b).Biscaro v. Stern
(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Family Law, Remedies) In an action for dissolution of marriage, trial court's issuance of a restraining order against defendant and an entry of default judgment awarding a condominium to his former wife as her separate property is reversed and remanded where: 1) the court erred in awarding the condominium as wife's separate property because it granted greater relief than she had requested in her petitions for dissolution; and 2) it was reversible error for the court not to rule on defendant's request for accommodation.In re G.M.
(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law) Juvenile court's order termination the parental rights of a mother to two of her children is affirmed as: 1) although evidence of a legal impediment to adoption by an identified prospective adoptive parent is relevant and therefore admissible when a social worker's opinion that a child is likely to be adopted is based in part on the the prospective adoptive patent's willingness to adopt; 2) on the record, the trial court neither barred such evidence nor was compelled to consider whether there was or could be a legal impediment to adoption by the children's prospective adoptive parent in evaluating whether it was likely the children would be adopted.J.R. v. Gloria
(U.S. 1st Cir., Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law) In plaintiffs' action raising substantive due process claims under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law claims under Rhode Island negligence law for damages against two state employees of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), grant of judgment as a matter of law to the defendants under Rule 50(a) is affirmed as the district court properly granted defendants qualified immunity on the section 1983 action and judgment for defendants pursuant to state sovereign immunity and qualified immunity defenses under Rhode Island state law.legalethics.com
Florida: Judges can’t “Friend” lawyers who appear before them on Facebook
Not making this one up: the opinion is here. In a split decision, the majority reasoned that “friending” a lawyer who appeared before the judge suggested improper influence. If you see a judge today, don’t wave!Adobe Flash Plug-In Creates Tracking Issues
An article in Wired Magazine reports that half of the Internet’s top websites use a little known feature in the Flash plug-in that allows for tracking of browsing activity and gathering of “private” information. Ryan Singel, You Deleted Your Cookies? Think Again (Aug. 2009).South Carolina Issues Opinion that Impacts Linked In, Plaxo, Avvo and related services
The South Carolina bar association addressed a hypothetical webside that listed attorneys without their involvement, and allows “clients” and others to “rate” the attorney. The bar association held that a lawyer could claim his listing in this service, but that all comments made about him were subject to the advertising rules. “[A]ll content in a [...]
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HHS Budget Makes Smart Investments, Protects the Health and Safety of America’s Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today highlighted critical investments in President Obama’s 2011 HHS budget that will protect the health and safety of America’s families. “Under this budget, we will provide the health and human services that Americans depend on more effectively, slashing waste and focusing programs on results. And [...]
HHS Budget Makes Smart Investments, Protects the Health and Safety of America’s Families
HHS Budget Makes Smart Investments, Protects the Health and Safety of America’s Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today highlighted critical investments in President Obama’s 2011 HHS budget that will protect the health and safety of America’s families. “Under this budget, we will provide the health and human services that [...]
TBI, state auditors investigating County Clerk employee for embezzlement
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, the district attorney’s office and the state Comptroller’s office are investigating the disappearance of thousands of dollars from the Dickson County Clerk’s office. County Clerk Phil Simons told the county commission at a called budget committee meeting last night that between $14,000-$15,000 had been taken from the Dickson satellite office through [...]
Sheriff Taylor’s sticking to his Taser – policy
Department policy says ‘use of the Taser on young children is discouraged, except in extreme situations.’By NICK BONHAMTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINDecember 04, 2009 01:24 am I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LEAVE A COMMENT AND CONTACT THIS REPORTER TO LET HIM KNOW THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. Days after a deputy stunned an “out of control” 10-year-old, Sheriff Kirk [...]
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FACT SHEET: KNOW YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS!
THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) enforces Federal laws that prohibit discrimination by health care and human service providers that receive funds from the DHHS. Such laws include Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Community Service Assurance provisions of the Hill-Burton Act.
Discrimination Is Against the Law!
This Fact Sheet explains your rights to receive services and benefits in programs and activities funded by the DHHS. There are Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in such programs and activities based on:
Race Color National Origin
Disability Age Sex
Religion
Some of the institutions, programs and service providers that may receive funds from the DHHS are:
* Hospitals
* Medicaid and Medicare
* Physicians and other health care professionals in private practice with patients assisted by Medicaid
* Family Health Centers
* Community Mental Health Centers
* Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers
* Nursing Homes
* State agencies that are responsible for administering health care
* Foster Care Homes
* Day Care Centers
* Senior Citizen Centers
* Nutrition Programs
* State and local income assistance and human service agencies
HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT OF DISCRIMINATION WITH OCR
If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, disability, age, and in some cases sex or religion, by an entity (recipient) receiving financial assistance from the DHHS, you or your representative may file a complaint with OCR. Complaints must be filed within 180 days from the date of the alleged discriminatory act. OCR may extend the 180-day deadline if you can show "good cause." Include the following information in your written complaint, or request a Discrimination Complaint Form from OCR:
Your name, address and telephone number. You must sign your name.
If you file a complaint on someone's behalf, include your name, address, telephone number, and statement of your relationship to that person--e.g., spouse, attorney, friend, etc.
Name and address of the institution or agency you believe discriminated against you.
How, why and when you believe you were discriminated against.
Any other relevant information.
Send the complaint to the Regional Manager at the appropriate OCR Regional Office or to OCR Headquarters at the following address:
Director
Office for Civil Rights
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
H.H.H. Building, Room 509-F
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone : (202) 619-0403
E-Mail : ocrmail@hhs.gov
Website : http://www.hhs.gov/ocr
For information on the addresses and telephone numbers of OCR's Regional Offices, or to obtain information of a civil rights nature, please call the following toll-free OCR hotline numbers. OCR employees will make every effort to provide prompt service.
Voice : 1-800-368-1019
TDD : 1-800-537-7697
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) enforces Federal laws that prohibit discrimination by health care and human service providers that receive funds from the DHHS. Such laws include Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Community Service Assurance provisions of the Hill-Burton Act.
Discrimination Is Against the Law!
This Fact Sheet explains your rights to receive services and benefits in programs and activities funded by the DHHS. There are Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in such programs and activities based on:
Race Color National Origin
Disability Age Sex
Religion
Some of the institutions, programs and service providers that may receive funds from the DHHS are:
* Hospitals
* Medicaid and Medicare
* Physicians and other health care professionals in private practice with patients assisted by Medicaid
* Family Health Centers
* Community Mental Health Centers
* Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers
* Nursing Homes
* State agencies that are responsible for administering health care
* Foster Care Homes
* Day Care Centers
* Senior Citizen Centers
* Nutrition Programs
* State and local income assistance and human service agencies
HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT OF DISCRIMINATION WITH OCR
If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, disability, age, and in some cases sex or religion, by an entity (recipient) receiving financial assistance from the DHHS, you or your representative may file a complaint with OCR. Complaints must be filed within 180 days from the date of the alleged discriminatory act. OCR may extend the 180-day deadline if you can show "good cause." Include the following information in your written complaint, or request a Discrimination Complaint Form from OCR:
Your name, address and telephone number. You must sign your name.
If you file a complaint on someone's behalf, include your name, address, telephone number, and statement of your relationship to that person--e.g., spouse, attorney, friend, etc.
Name and address of the institution or agency you believe discriminated against you.
How, why and when you believe you were discriminated against.
Any other relevant information.
Send the complaint to the Regional Manager at the appropriate OCR Regional Office or to OCR Headquarters at the following address:
Director
Office for Civil Rights
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
H.H.H. Building, Room 509-F
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone : (202) 619-0403
E-Mail : ocrmail@hhs.gov
Website : http://www.hhs.gov/ocr
For information on the addresses and telephone numbers of OCR's Regional Offices, or to obtain information of a civil rights nature, please call the following toll-free OCR hotline numbers. OCR employees will make every effort to provide prompt service.
Voice : 1-800-368-1019
TDD : 1-800-537-7697
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In re Koehler
(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Sanctions) In an attorney's petition for a writ challenging a trial court's order of contempt on attorney arising from divorce proceedings, attorney's petition is treated as one for prohibition and granted, and the order of contempt is reversed and annulled as the requisite procedures were not followed and the applicable law was not applied.US v. Turner
(U.S. 7th Cir., Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility) District court's disqualification of defendant's retained counsel from representing him in a prosecution for conspiracy to distribute cocaine because the attorney was also representing an alleged co-conspirator in sentencing proceedings is reversed and remanded for retrial as the district court's disqualification order violated defendant's Sixth Amendment right to choose his own counsel, and, under Gonzalez-Lopez, this constitutional violation is a structural error not subject to review for harmlessness.US v. Myers
(U.S. 4th Cir., Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence) Defendant's appeal of a contempt citation for failure to produce various items in a criminal trial is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because defendant has not appealed a final judgment under 28 U.S.C. section 1291 and cannot satisfy the Perlman doctrine or collateral order doctrine.
DISGUSTED WITH THE SYSTEM
Attention NY parents
FYI/ ACTIONThe New York State Senate is about to vote on legislation that will give aschool nurse or doctor the power to vaccinate children under- age 18 yearsof age with controversial vaccines such as GARDASIL and Hep B-- WITHOUT parental "consent or knowledge." Sexually transmitted diseases are NOT communicable through casual contact. The Gardasil vaccine is engulfed in much controversy because it is not at all proven that its risk / benefit ratio favors children's welfare.
Indeed, the vaccine's period of effectiveness is unknown while mountingevidence shows that it poses serious risks for some children and young womenexposed to it.
See: The Risks and Benefits of HPV Vaccination by Charlotte Haug, MD, PhD,MSc JAMA. EDITORIAL. 2009; 302(7):795-796.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/302/7/795?home
Not be ignored is Merck's record of aggressive, illegal marketing of drugs including the Gardasil vaccine: Merck is on record of having bribed state legislators to mandate Gardasil.
Let the NYS legislators below know that S4779B violates parental rights and responsibility to make health care decisions on behalf of their children. S4779B is BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF SCHOOL AUTHORITY.
Who will bear moral, medical, and financial responsibility should a child be harmed by a vaccine that was administered to a child WITHOUT parental knowledge or consent?
Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav veracare@ahrp.org 212-595-8974
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Date: February 8, 2010 10:38:49 AM EST
To: cfic@nyct.net
Subject: URGENT: info for religious or vaccine-aware parents
Reply-To: cfic@nyct.net
Friends: The following info is of critical importance to religious conservatives and/or parents who wish to have consent rights for vaccinations.
The NYS Senate Code Committee will vote on S4779B Tuesday (tomorrow) at 10:30 AM in the capitol blding. L
WHY is this bill bad?
It gives a school nurse or MD the power to vaccinate or treat (if infected) your under-18 year old child with STD vaccinations (Hep-B and GARDASIL) WITHOUT your "consent or knowledge."
It also seems flawed.
Are there provisions in state law that defines one who has a "capacity" to consent to a vaccination?
If not, then how can this law be implemented? And what would prevent a school nurse from vaxxing a 6 yr old student?
And how could a 6 yr old "consent" toobtaining a vaccine?
This is the applicable excerpt:
QUOTE This section also provides that a health care practitioner may provide health care related to the prevention of a sexually transmissible disease, including administering vaccines, to a person under age eighteen without the consent or knowledge of his or her parents or guardians, provided such person has capacity to, consent to the care, without regard to the person's age, and the-person consents. UNQUOTE
There are other problems with this bill. But here's the wording for you to judge:
BILL NUMBER: S4779B
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing medical care to minors for sexually transmitted diseases without a parent's or guardian's consent
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To ensure that the immunization against HPV is administered to people at a time when it is most effective.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one amends section 2305 of the public health law to provide that no person other than a health care practitioner shall diagnose, treat or prescribe for a person who is infected with a sexually transmissible disease, or who has been exposed to infection with a sexually transmissible disease, or dispense or sell a drug, medicine or remedy for the treatment of such person except on prescription of ahealth care practitioner.
Section two amends subdivision 2 of section 2305 of the public health law to provide that a health care practitioner may diagnose, treat or prescribe treatment for a sexually transmissible disease for a person under age eighteen without the consent or knowledge of his or her parents or guardians where such person is infected with a sexually transmissible disease or has been exposed to infection with a sexually transmissible disease.
This section also provides that a health care practitioner may provide health care related to the prevention of a sexually transmissible disease, including administering vaccines, to a person under age eighteen without the consent or knowledge of his or her parents or guardians, provided such person has capacity to, consent to the care, without regard to the person's age, and the-person consents. The section provides further that any release of patient information regarding vaccines provided under this section shall be consistent with sections 17 and 18 of the public health law and other applicable laws and regulations.
ACTION TO TAKE:
From Lisa Rudley:
Please ACT NOW as there is an important vote going through this Tuesday (2/9/10) that would further this very DESTRUCTIVE bill! One phone call, one fax will make all the difference. We have defeated these types of bills before, but we need every concerned New Yorker contacting their legislators immediately.
I will be going to Albany early Tuesday morning, please let me know if anyone wants to join me. Let's protect our kids together!!! Please forward the below alert to all your lists immediately.
Help Stop the Destruction of Parental Rights in New York Regarding Vaccines
Help DEFEAT Proposed Bills that Would:
1. Permit ALL Present and Future Vaccines and Drugs for Sexually Transmitted Diseases to be Given to New York Children WITHOUT Parental Consent
(S4779
and A6702 )
2. Legally Force Controversial HPV Vaccine on 6th Grade New York School children
(A0778 )
Spending Just a Few Minutes Can Make a Difference:
1. IMMEDIATELY Forward this note to everyone you know in New York state
2. Ask your elected Senator and Assembly Member to OPPOSE S4779,A6702 and A0778!
Use the "Find My Senator" section on http://www.nysenate.gov/ and the "Member Search by Zip Code" on http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/
Use the contact information to CALL, EMAIL, and FAX to send the strongest message
3. Request members of the Senate Codes Committee vote AGAINST S4779 before the committee hearing on Tuesday 2/9/10
Chair: Sen. Eric T. Schneiderman, (518) 455-2041, schneide@senate.state.ny.us,
Fax (518) 426-6847
Sen. John J. Bonacic, (518) 455-3181, bonacic@senate.state.ny.us,
Fax (518) 426-6948
Sen. Neil D. Breslin, (518) 455-2225, breslin@senate.state.ny.us,
Fax (518) 426-6807
Sen. John A. DeFrancisco , (518) 455-3511, jdefranc@senate.state.ny.us,
Fax (518) 426-6952
Sen. Thomas K. Duane, (518) 455-2451, duane@senate.state.ny.us,
Fax (518) 426-6846
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Rich ma 'kills' kid in slay-suicide bid
Son, 8, in hotel 'pill' tragedyBy JAMIE SCHRAM, LARRY CELONA and LUKAS I. ALPERT
Last Updated: 3:01 PM, February 6, 2010
Posted: 2:13 AM, February 6, 2010
A wealthy pharmaceutical exec -- distraught about an imaginary upcoming divorce and custody battle -- murdered her 8-year-old son and tried to kill herself yesterday in a deluxe suite at the Peninsula Hotel on Fifth Avenue, officials said.
Investigators found the body of Gigi Jordan's son, Jude Michael Mirra, lying face-up on the bed in his pajamas in Room 1603 at the swank hotel. Jordan was barely conscious, slumped on the floor, "babbling incoherently," police sources said.
The $1,175-a-night room was littered with pill bottles and "thousands" of loose pills and scattered documents -- including a suicide note penned by Jordan, who is believed to have a net worth of about $100 million, a source said.
Jude, who police sources said is autistic, had been dead for some time. Investigators believe Jordan had force-fed him a lethal dose of the pills, including ground-up Xanax and Ambien.
Cops were led to the nightmarish scene when Jordan's aunt called the 20th Precinct from Belgium to say she had received an alarming e-mail from her niece, in which the 49-year-old mother said she planned to kill herself and Jude, police said.
Officers first went to Jordan's home at the Trump International Hotel and Towers on Central Park West, but were told she was staying at the Peninsula.
When they got to the hotel, security tried to let the officers into the room. But Jordan had jammed a chair under the doorknob, forcing cops to break in, sources said.
Confronted with the chilling sight, one of the officers was spotted running out into the hall frantically radioing: "I've got two dead bodies! I've got two dead bodies!"
Jordan, however, still had a faint pulse and was rushed to Bellevue Hospital where she was in stable condition late yesterday.
While on her way to the hospital, she "made comments implicating her in her son's death," and asked to speak to her lawyer, a source said. Charges were pending as police waited for her to undergo a psychological evaluation.
Hotel staff said she had checked in Wednesday, immediately hung a "do not disturb" tag on her door and apparently never came out.
In her note, Jordan said she feared losing custody of her son in a divorce, police said. But sources said she is not currently married, has been divorced for two years and was "delusional" about a custody battle.
The boy's biological father, Emil Valention Tzekov, 42, said he had no idea Jordan was so desperate.
"I really knew nothing about this," he said when reached by The Post.
Jordan's previous husband, Raymond Mirra, a Pennsylvania entrepreneur who has since remarried, said through a lawyer that he hadn't spoken with Jordan in some time, and although the boy had Raymond's last name, he was not the biological father.
"They are deeply saddened by what has happened," said the attorney, Patrick Egan.
Jordan, who hails from Belgium but has an American passport and has lived in the United States for years, amassed a significant fortune with Mirra, running pharmaceutical companies that dealt in cancer-curing drugs.
Later, she enlarged her fortune by branching out into real estate. Jordan's aunt told police her niece owned several multimillion-dollar apartments in the Trump building and a townhouse on the Upper West Side that she rents out.
In a Web posting on the site of a New Age fertility guru, Jordan had said having her child has "helped awaken a spiritual connection to God."
"In learning how to release my fear of losing something I really wanted and to allow myself to believe I would have it," she wrote, "I gave birth to a beautiful boy, and experienced a greater depth of love and connectedness with my child."
Jordan's suicide note made reference to documents on her laptop computer that would explain further her actions, but investigators had to get a search warrant before they could view them, sources said.
Additional reporting by Kevin Fasick and Joe Santoliquito in Malvern, Pa.
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Wealthy pharmaceutical exec Gigi Jordan 'kills' 8-year-old son at Peninsula Hotel - NYPOST.com
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