Admin said:

As we have reported frequently here at Health Impact News, State governments in the U.S. and countries around the world are trying to eliminate vaccine exemptions, and make all vaccinations mandatory, by force if necessary. In those situations where legislative efforts fail, could vaccine extremists now have a different strategy by using the courts to prosecute parents who choose to not vaccinate their children, and then later their child comes in contact with an illness from which there is a vaccine in the market to allegedly prevent? If a child is found to have contracted chickenpox, for example, and their parents had chosen not to administer the chickenpox vaccine believing that natural immunity was better than the vaccine, could the threat of being criminally prosecuted for failing to vaccinate become a de facto method of forcing everyone to comply with mandatory vaccines? In this report out of Canada, this exact scenario is being tried in the courts this week, where the tragic death of one family's child is viewed by some as setting a precedent for the extremist pro-vaccine lobby. The Stephan family, leaders in the alternative health field in Canada, face time in prison and the removal of their remaining children for simply refusing to vaccinate their child who later died in a hospital that failed to save him. The authorities want the court to rule his death was preventable by a simple vaccine, something that could never be proven scientifically.

Your article on this tragedy is totally bogus - you missed out a lot of the facts. They failed to go to the doctors before their son actually stopped breathing. It's obvious they don't believe in certified medical doctors and that is why their son died. Natural products alone would not have helped this child with what he had but getting proper treatment may have but they decided to sentenced their son to death then to opt to take him to the hospital which may have given his son some hope. I also doubt very much this will show up on your page as you like to sensor information to suit yourselves.

Admin said:

As we have reported frequently here at Health Impact News, State governments in the U.S. and countries around the world are trying to eliminate vaccine exemptions, and make all vaccinations mandatory, by force if necessary. In those situations where legislative efforts fail, could vaccine extremists now have a different strategy by using the courts to prosecute parents who choose to not vaccinate their children, and then later their child comes in contact with an illness from which there is a vaccine in the market to allegedly prevent? If a child is found to have contracted chickenpox, for example, and their parents had chosen not to administer the chickenpox vaccine believing that natural immunity was better than the vaccine, could the threat of being criminally prosecuted for failing to vaccinate become a de facto method of forcing everyone to comply with mandatory vaccines? In this report out of Canada, this exact scenario is being tried in the courts this week, where the tragic death of one family's child is viewed by some as setting a precedent for the extremist pro-vaccine lobby. The Stephan family, leaders in the alternative health field in Canada, face time in prison and the removal of their remaining children for simply refusing to vaccinate their child who later died in a hospital that failed to save him. The authorities want the court to rule his death was preventable by a simple vaccine, something that could never be proven scientifically.

if you read these stories from people who survived meningitis, you can see what it takes to beat the illness:

http://www.nmaus.org/stories/stories-visitors/

This child who died was denied the opportunity to live because his parents did not seek medical intervention. They are unapologetic and state that they did everything they could, which is just untrue.

The child needed an actual medical doctor. If your child is ill, go to the doctor. And then, if it is nothing serious, give herbs or whatnot.

This is the most non factual, one sided story ever written !! The truth here is that these parents let their child die by feeling him natural holistic remmodies ( which by the way the "company" they owned was shut down by the goverment) maple sypup and water ??? Really ???? Sheesh who wrote this article ??

As a physician I have to comment.There was a delay in diagnosis in this case.The sad thing was that the family listened to the advice of a nurse who does not have the training a doctor has in emergency care.The nurse should be the one who is criminally prosecuted in this case for practicing medicine without a license. Remember a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.Just because the lungs were clear on auscultation does not mean the child does not have pneumonia.He could have been dehydrated or he could have been septic which is one thing a physician looks for in a young child.If the pneumonia is consolidated you do not always hear rales on examination.This is also representative of a socialized medical care system that promotes nurse practitioners who do not have enough training as compared to a doctor.This has nothing to do with lack of vaccination because the child could have had pneumonia caused by a virus or a different bacteria than hemophilus influenzae type B. All pediatric patients should be seen in an ER despite whether their symptoms are minor if a family physician is not available. Unfortunately ERs use nurses to triage also.With a government control of medicine all that matters is cost and control .If that nurse had given them the right advice that child might be alive today and those poor parents would not be dealing with all of this.

Thousands of studies prove vaccines have saved millions of lives. Ignoring that clear evidence killed Ezekiel. David & Collet Stephan thought the odds were their family would be lucky and avoid all diseases that can be protected by vaccines. They were wrong. While their decision not to vaccinate was not as certain to kill as plunging a knife into their baby, it was just as reckless of his safety. It put their own egotistical ideology above the documented facts. They should both go to jail and vaccine exemptions should be eliminated. Exemptions put children's lives in the hands of every wacko parent ready to ignore medical evidence that in all likelihood they're too ignorant to understand.

I stopped reading after "hospital failed to save him", when the parents did not call paramedics til after the child stopped breathing. The facts are so slanted that anyone whom truly wants to understand how this all could have been prevented with a single vaccination will have muddle through the muck this author provided to find any semblance of the actual story. Do not blame the doctors and hospitals that wanted to vaccinate children to keep them safe and healthy when you don't bring your child in for help til after they stop breathing because you wanted to save a few bucks and not give "big pharma" your hard earned money. Shame on parents like these. Loving your child means doing everything possible to keep them from harm.

They are being charged w They are being charged because they did not seek valid medical help for their extremely sick child, who might have lived with timely medical intervention. They are NOT BEING CHARGED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T VACCINATE!!!! The vax for meningitis isn't given until school age anyway, although since the parents likely associated with other anti vaxxers, it's possible the toddler was exposed to meningitis via an older unvaxxed child. Even though the autism/vaccination link has been thoroughly and soundly disproven, I would still choose an autistic child over a dead child any day. Anyone who chooses the opposite should be sterilized. Let me repeat; AN AUTISTIC CHILD IS STILL BETTER THAN A DEAD CHILD!!!!

It's not that they didn't vaccinate him. They're being prosecuted because they did nothing for him for two weeks while he was getting worse until he stopped breathing. Sorry, but it's not the hospital's fault for "failing to save" him. There was nothing they could do by the time the family came to them. Had they come in sooner, he would probably still be alive and no one would know about this situation.

This is the biggest piece of shit article o have ever read. They are NOT being charged for not vaccinating their child! They are being charged for letting their child die from meningitis because they tried to treat him with God damn maple syrup and a bunch of other bills hit even when more than one person. Told them they thought he had meningitis. I really can't even stomach how stupid this all is.

anonymous said: > This is a very sad and tragic story. My heart goes out to this family. With the full arsenal of electronics harassment weapons available, yet denied, who knows what happened in this case. It is beyond cruel and inhumane to charge this loving family with the negligent death of their son. I hope justice will be served! Hang in there. Yah...i hope that two morons will get as many years of prison as possible and had their parental rights removed. I also would go with the the sterilisation so that no other child should suffer from their abuse.

You're all idiots, ignorance killed this child

You are all a bunch of fucktards. Yes they are responsible for his death, no questions about it. Hope they burn in hell for putting their fucked up and unsupported (by actual evidence, no anecdotal) beliefs ahead of their son's health. Mercy on those other children if they stay in the care of these ignorant and neglectful people.

I see this often Knights on white chargers racing in to save the day and report on the Evil PRO-CHOICE parents. That's right we are not Anti-vaccer's as you love to call us but people who purely seek the basic human rights of 1) Informed Chice and 2) control over what goes into our bodies. I challenge the author to do some real non sensationalist journalism and spend as many words talking about the vaccine damaged and dead kids from vaccines. How about an unbiased look at the otherside?

inalienablewrights said: > Admin said: > > As we have reported frequently here at Health Impact News, State governments in the U.S. and countries around the world are trying to eliminate vaccine exemptions, and make all vaccinations mandatory, by force if necessary. > > > > In those situations where legislative efforts fail, could vaccine extremists now have a different strategy by using the courts to prosecute parents who choose to not vaccinate their children, and then later their child comes in contact with an illness from which there is a vaccine in the market to allegedly prevent? If a child is found to have contracted chickenpox, for example, and their parents had chosen not to administer the chickenpox vaccine believing that natural immunity was better than the vaccine, could the threat of being criminally prosecuted for failing to vaccinate become a de facto method of forcing everyone to comply with mandatory vaccines? > > > > In this report out of Canada, this exact scenario is being tried in the courts this week, where the tragic death of one family's child is viewed by some as setting a precedent for the extremist pro-vaccine lobby. The Stephan family, leaders in the alternative health field in Canada, face time in prison and the removal of their remaining children for simply refusing to vaccinate their child who later died in a hospital that failed to save him. The authorities want the court to rule his death was preventable by a simple vaccine, something that could never be proven scientifically. > > > How about instead prosecuting doctors, nurses, and vaccine company executives for negligent homicide when a child dies from a vaccine? And lesser charges when they are just damaged from the vaccine. Because it has never happened. There has NEVER been any conclusive evidence of a child dying as a direct result of a vaccine. Most of them are accidental suffocation or SIDS. You're entitled to your own opinion. You are NOT entitled to your own facts.

Admin said: > As we have reported frequently here at Health Impact News, State governments in the U.S. and countries around the world are trying to eliminate vaccine exemptions, and make all vaccinations mandatory, by force if necessary. > > In those situations where legislative efforts fail, could vaccine extremists now have a different strategy by using the courts to prosecute parents who choose to not vaccinate their children, and then later their child comes in contact with an illness from which there is a vaccine in the market to allegedly prevent? If a child is found to have contracted chickenpox, for example, and their parents had chosen not to administer the chickenpox vaccine believing that natural immunity was better than the vaccine, could the threat of being criminally prosecuted for failing to vaccinate become a de facto method of forcing everyone to comply with mandatory vaccines? > > In this report out of Canada, this exact scenario is being tried in the courts this week, where the tragic death of one family's child is viewed by some as setting a precedent for the extremist pro-vaccine lobby. The Stephan family, leaders in the alternative health field in Canada, face time in prison and the removal of their remaining children for simply refusing to vaccinate their child who later died in a hospital that failed to save him. The authorities want the court to rule his death was preventable by a simple vaccine, something that could never be proven scientifically. The parents are being tried for criminal negligence for failing to seek necessary medical attention. Meningitis kills. The parents are being tried for criminal negligence for failing to seek necessary medical attention. Meningitis kills.

This is a completely false report. The parents aren't being charged for failing to vaccinate their child. They are being charged for not providing proper medical care when the child was obviously in distress. They didn't call an ambulance until he had already stopped breathing. Instead of taking him to the hospital immediately when he began to go stiff and his breathing was limited, even after also being told by a medical professional it was extremely serious that they do, they decided to feed him olive extract, maple syrup, frozen berries etc in an attempt to treat him at home. This child was on the brink of dying and they still refused to get him medical attention.