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Protecting Children's Welfare Support
Protecting Freedom Of Choice
A landmark policy shift in Israel with regard to non-vaccinating parents
What Happened?
- A new law is imminent in Israel by which monthly child-welfare payments to each family with children will be reduced while any child in the family is not fully vaccinated in conformity with the national recommended vaccination schedule or is in non-recognized education facilities (e.g. home schooling)
- The cut in child allowances will range between ~$30 to ~$90 per month, depending on the number of children in the family. A typical monthly allowance for a family with three children, is ~$160, and will be ~$100 with this new law in effect
- This new law is, for the first time in history, an attempt to use the child-allowance support, embedded in a wide social philosophy very typical of Israel in its first years, to discriminate specific groups based on their choices
- It is even more dramatic considering that the immunization schedule in Israel is in par with the U.S, Australia and Germany - the leading programs in terms of number of vaccines given - 30 in a baby's first year. Israel will take the lead in 2012 when the HPV vaccine is also pushed in. In Israel, HepB vaccine in ages 0 (at birth), 1 and 6 months to all babies is also part of the program
What Do We Do?
Hasson - The Israeli National Vaccine Information Center, filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Justice, to try and cancel this law. What Can You Do?
As a modest organization based on donations only, Hasson has taken a significant financial risk. A Supreme Court action is costly, with unknown costs until the final ruling. We call upon our friends and partners to support us the best they can, so that we can demonstrate one victory in the fight for the freedom of choice
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