While searching through crap perpetuated by Jenny McCarthy I found lots of great information cites. One of which is the Stop Jenny McCarthy website. This is a great website that includes testimonials of parents effected by her false propaganda and accurate vaccine information.
I also found the Jenny McCarthy Body Count website that updates the numbers of vaccine preventable cases and deaths on a weekly basis. Right now (April 3rd) the illness count is at 720 and the death toll is at 142. The question you should be asking is: Is Jenny McCarthy directly responsible for every vaccine preventable illness and every vaccine preventable death reported on this page? The answer is no. However, as the unofficial spokesperson for the United States anti-vaccination movement she may be indirectly responsible for at least some of these illnesses and deaths. And in the case of health, one vaccine preventable illness or vaccine preventable death is one too many.
Upon browsing the Stop Jenny McCarthy site I also found a link to a wonderful blog called Science Based Parenting. This father of two from Cincinnati says the purpose of his site "is to promote quality science and refute different types of speculative claims such as the supernatural, pseudoscience, alternative medicine, and any other extraordinary claim that contradicts facts established by science or common knowledge." I think this is a valuable starting point for parents who are skeptical about what's best for their children. Check out Science Based Parenting today.
April 7, 2009
Science Based Parenting
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Being pregnant, I find this entire genre overwhelming. There is massive misinformation regards to women's health, preganacy and parenting. For example, I can't eat deli meat, goat cheese or drink herbal tea? Where is all of this infomration coming from? I even read one article that told pregnant women not to eat vegetables???? It furstrates me beyond belief!
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