Media Advisory
March 29, 2006
Contacts:Wendy Fournier (Portsmouth, RI) 401-632-7523
Rita Shreffler (Nixa, MO) 417-818-9030

National Autism Association Voices Support of Press Conference to Shine Light on Mercury-Containing Vaccines and Autism

Long-time leaders in raising awareness of injected mercury/autism link applaud Autism Society of America’s participation in media event

Nixa, MO – The National Autism Association (NAA) today congratulated scheduled participants in a press conference to highlight growing evidence of a link between mercury-containing vaccines and neurological injuries resulting in diagnoses of autism and related disorders among American children. The media event is scheduled for Thursday, March 30, at the National Press Club, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, DC.

Joining journalists Dan Olmsted of UPI and David Kirby, New York Times contributor and author of the award-winning book Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic, will be Lee Grossman, president and CEO of the Autism Society of America (ASA).

“We are delighted to see another autism organization speak out about environmental health issues and autism spectrum disorders,” said NAA board chair Claire Bothwell. “It is encouraging that more and more parents and advocacy organizations are joining NAA in the realization that repeatedly injecting infants and young children with mercury has led to an unprecedented health care crisis in this country.”

Members of Congress Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and David Weldon, MD (R-FL) will also address the media regarding new legislation to spur relevant research neglected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and to convene a new Institute of Medicine committee to investigate growing evidence of neurological injury caused by injecting mercury into children.

According to a statement earlier this week from Evidence of Harm publisher St. Martin’s Press, Rep. Maloney will announce legislative action to require research comparing health outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated populations of children in America. Such studies have been requested repeatedly by families of children suffering various neurological disorders such as autism and ADHD. “The CDC has consistently failed to do even the simplest research to determine the effects of increased use of mercury-containing vaccines, which isn’t all that surprising considering this agency allowed an entire generation of children to be overexposed to a known neurotoxin by injection. Rep. Maloney’s legislation will be a step in the right direction. Congress must now stand up for the children of this country instead of drug companies and negligent government agencies,” commented Ann Brasher, NAA Vice President.

NAA board member Scott Bono will attend the press conference and is available to answer questions from the media at (919) 423-3748.

Visit NAA on the web at www.nationalautism.org

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www.AutismConcepts.com
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