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When he ran for re-election, Villalba faced opposition from TFVC as well as a primary challenger who ran a campaign largely based on the vaccine exemption issue.<ref name="texastribune1"/> Villalba won, but stated that he believed opposition from TFVC reduced his margin of victory, and said "I’m not interested in a suicide mission on this issue, I sense — and this is unfortunate — the only way a bill like this gets any traction is an even worse large-scale outbreak, between now and session. Short of that, I just don’t think there is going to be the appetite to do this bill.”<ref name="texastribune1"/> |
When he ran for re-election, Villalba faced opposition from TFVC as well as a primary challenger who ran a campaign largely based on the vaccine exemption issue.<ref name="texastribune1"/> Villalba won, but stated that he believed opposition from TFVC reduced his margin of victory, and said "I’m not interested in a suicide mission on this issue, I sense — and this is unfortunate — the only way a bill like this gets any traction is an even worse large-scale outbreak, between now and session. Short of that, I just don’t think there is going to be the appetite to do this bill.”<ref name="texastribune1"/> |
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Texans for Vaccine Choice also helps parents apply for vaccine exemptions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/12/why-texas-becoming-major-antivaccine-battlefield|title=Why Texas is becoming a major antivaccine battlefield|date=2016-11-30|work=Science {{!}} AAAS|access-date=2018-09-03|language=en}}</ref> |
Texans for Vaccine Choice also helps parents apply for vaccine exemptions for their children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/12/why-texas-becoming-major-antivaccine-battlefield|title=Why Texas is becoming a major antivaccine battlefield|date=2016-11-30|work=Science {{!}} AAAS|access-date=2018-09-03|language=en}}</ref> |
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==2018 election== |
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in the 2018 TX statehouse election for district 114, TFVC endorsed republican Luby Ryan<ref>https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/10/22/texas-house-john-turner-lisa-luby-ryan-votes-dallas-district</ref> |
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==Criticism== |
==Criticism== |
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Revision as of 01:16, 13 November 2018
| Formation | 2015[1] |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jackie Schlegel[1] |
| Type | Political action committee[2] |
| Focus | Opposition to vaccine requirements |
Region | Texas |
Executive Director | Jackie Schlegel[1] |
| Website | http://www.texansforvaccinechoice.com/ |
Texans for Vaccine Choice (TFVC) is a political action committee in Texas which advocates for exemptions to vaccination requirements.[2][3] TFVC has been criticized as anti-vaccine by David Gorski[4] and some news outlets.[5][6]
Background
Texans for Vaccine Choice was founded in 2015 by a group of mothers, lead by Jackie Schlegel, who opposed legislation proposed by state representative Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) which would have eliminated conscientious exemptions to vaccination requirements in the state of Texas.[7][2] Referring to this bill, TFVC executive director Jackie Schlegel said “This is Texas. We believe in parental rights in Texas. Like, that is just a fundamental belief that most Texans have that parents make decisions for their children, not the state.”[8][4] The bill was never voted on.[2] When he ran for re-election, Villalba faced opposition from TFVC as well as a primary challenger who ran a campaign largely based on the vaccine exemption issue.[8] Villalba won, but stated that he believed opposition from TFVC reduced his margin of victory, and said "I’m not interested in a suicide mission on this issue, I sense — and this is unfortunate — the only way a bill like this gets any traction is an even worse large-scale outbreak, between now and session. Short of that, I just don’t think there is going to be the appetite to do this bill.”[8]
Texans for Vaccine Choice also helps parents apply for vaccine exemptions for their children.[9]
2018 election
in the 2018 TX statehouse election for district 114, TFVC endorsed republican Luby Ryan[10]
Criticism
David Gorski has described Texans for Vaccine Choice as anti-vaccine, criticizing them for publishing blog posts misrepresenting herd immunity, and accusing TFVC of exaggerating the risks of vaccines and downplaying the benefits. Gorski has also criticized Jackie Schlegel for describing her autistic daughter as vaccine injured. Schlegel says TFVC is not "anti-vaccine" but "pro vaccine-choice".[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Novack, Sophie (August 8, 2017). "Fringe Factor, How 'Mad Moms in Minivans' Injected Themselves into Texas' Anti-Vaccine Debate". Texas Observer. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Kupferschmidt, Kai (December 1, 2016). "Why Texas is becoming a major antivaccine battlefield". Sciencemag.org. doi:10.1126/science.aal0439. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Gorden, Max (March 3, 2017). "Texas Groups Fight Pro-Vaccine Legislation". Spectrum News Austin. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Texas: Ground zero for the politicization of school vaccine mandates". sciencebasedmedicine.org. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ^ https://www.texasobserver.org/anti-vaxxers-injecting-texas-republican-primaries/
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-energizes-the-anti-vaccine-movement-in-texas/2017/02/20/795bd3ae-ef08-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cd5cdc53e85f
- ^ Sun, Lena H. (February 20, 2017). "Trump energizes the anti-vaccine movement in Texas". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c Smith, Morgan (April 2, 2016). "PAC Mobilizes to Defend Vaccine Exemptions in Texas". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "Why Texas is becoming a major antivaccine battlefield". Science | AAAS. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ^ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/10/22/texas-house-john-turner-lisa-luby-ryan-votes-dallas-district