Dear John,

CHD is excited to share the news that a U.S. federal district judge has issued an order prohibiting enforcement of the District of Columbia’s Minor Consent for Vaccinations Act which allowed children as young as 11 to receive vaccines without the knowledge or consent of their parents. This returns the age of consent for vaccination back to 18. This is an important win for the children, their families, and for freedom.

In the opinion issued on Friday, March 18, the court found the parents likely to succeed on the merits in their arguments that the D.C. Act is unconstitutional for two reasons. First, the D.C. Act is preempted by federal law because it directly contradicts the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. The D.C. Act also violates the right to free exercise of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. This ruling may set a precedent for other cases and the protection of religious rights.

The Plaintiffs overcame a high legal hurdle that “threatened injury must be certainly impending” as established by the U.S. Supreme Court precedent Clapper v. Amnesty Int’l., in part by the use of a drawing entitled “Peer Pressure,” drawn by one of the plaintiff’s children. The drawing depicts the dilemma children face at school when they do not want to get the COVID vaccine or have been advised by their parents not to take the shot. 

Your support has allowed us to pursue critical legal initiatives that we believe hold the most promise to maintain our Constitutional rights as citizens of this country. While the judge’s ruling in this case is a victory, CHD has many other legal cases that need your continued support. CHD has over 40 cases in progress. Here are just a few of them:
 

• CHD v. FDA CHD has two separate cases against the FDA: one in Tennessee for its “bait and switch” licensing of Pfizers’s Comirnaty vaccine when only Emergency Use Authorization vaccines are available, and one in Texas regarding FDA’s authorization of COVID shots for kids ages 5-11.
   
• Merck Gardasil Injury Cases CHD is currently supporting 14 cases filed on behalf of young men and women who suffered severe adverse events following Gardasil vaccination. One young woman's case, Robi v. Merck, is now in discovery.
   
• CHD v. Facebook, Zuckerberg & Fact Checkers CHD alleges that Facebook, Zuckerberg and their fact checkers colluded with the government to censor CHD and engaged in financial malfeasance. The case is on appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
   
• Mercola et al  v. Warren Dr. Mercola and Mr. Cummins, authors of a book about COVID-19, with a forward by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., sue Senator Elizabeth Warren, who publicly urged Amazon to deplatform the book for alleged "misinformation" in federal district court in Washington. We expect a hearing soon.

We thank you for your past support. Without it, our work would be impossible. Together, we are turning the tide and reclaiming the Constitutional rights and liberties that are our birthrights.

Visit our website to read our press release regarding the ruling.

Sincerely,
The Children’s Health Defense Team