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Senator Steiner Hayward’s SB 673: Drilling for Mandatory Gardasil Shots for 11 year old Kids?
By Guest Author April 6, 2015 We were as confused as you probably are right now. What does a 2015 Senate Bill introduced by Oregon State Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — SB 673 — proposing to allow dentists to dispense and administer vaccines have to do with...
No mas, Senator Steiner Hayward, no mas
Guest author March 12, 2015 Bills banning most vaccine exemptions fail in Oregon, Washington If you’re a fan of informed consent, medical freedom, and parental rights, headlines like the one above that hit late last night are music to your ears. Oregon and Washington,...
Bills Banning Most Vaccine Exemptions Fail in Northwest
ABCNews.com SALEM, Ore. - Mar 11, 2015 By SHEILA V KUMAR and RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Legislative efforts to increase pressure on parents to get their kids vaccinated failed in Oregon and Washington state Wednesday amid stiff opposition as a handful of other...
Oregon senator to propose new school vaccine policy
StatesmanJournal.com March 11, 2015 By Saerom Yoo Oregon legislators are backing off a proposal that would have made it tougher for school children to opt out of vaccinations. Instead, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward said Wednesday she will propose a different policy...
Coalition Applauds Oregon Senate for Dropping Senate Bill 442
For Immediate Release March 11, 2015 Coalition Applauds Oregon Senate for dropping Senate Bill 442 PORTLAND, Ore—Today, an email from Senator Elizabeth Steiner-Hayward’s (D—Beaverton) chief of staff confirmed that the senator, who was also the chief sponsor of Senate...
Senator drops Oregon vaccine mandate bill
Statesman Journal March 11, 2015 By Saerom Yoo Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, a family physician who led the charge for strengthening Oregon's school immunization law, will no longer pursue the legislation, a staffer said today. Senate Bill 442, which has had one...