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Autism: The Debate Continues Written By: Belinda Luscombe T he autism debate continues throughout 2017. Sites such as Focus for Health are in renunciation of the majority opinion that is backed by a myriad of scientific evidence. They state that “many families insist that their child developed normally, but then regressed into autism after receiving routine immunizations” (Mulvihill para 2) but give no information on how they collected this information. The scope of the demographics is not shown by this statement, and this allows us to come to the conclusion that the information is not credible. They base their argument off of the United States Vaccine Injury Compensation Program “awarding financial compensation to parents of autistic children” (Mulvihill para 3). The USVIC program was created as a no fault alternative to going through traditional courts for resolving disputes against vaccine companies. This program was created when vaccination rates were at a low and the vaccination companies were struggling to survive because of all the lawsuits that amassed on them. The program allowed for the companies to produce vaccinations and not deal with lawsuits against them. In a rare case that something were to happen as a result from the vaccine, such as a severe allergic reaction, this program allows for parents to file a petition with the Court of Federal Claims to start off the process. From there the petition is reviewed to see if it meets the proper medical criteria for compensation from the program, and they make a preliminary reccomendation. The U.S. Department of Justice receives it next and there they develop it further with medical reccomendations and the legal analysis, which they go on to submit to the Court. A special master appointed by the court then reviews the petition and decides whether or not there should be compensation, and if there is going to be they also decide how much and how the compensation will come. This step also often offers a hearing where both parties in the case can show their evidence. The final step in the process is the Court ordering the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to award compensation to the victim, and that is if they decided that it should be awarded. If they do not come to the decision, it is also possible for the courts to order the Department to cover the attorneys’ cost. “In efforts to save vaccine companies Congress passed a law that made those harmed or negatively affected by a vaccine could no longer sue the vaccine producers” (Mulvihill para 5). They think that this takes all the pressure off of the vaccine companies, allowing them to create vaccines that are less safe than before, as the companies no longer have to worry about getting sued if the product does something it should not to a user. They state that through 1940- 1980, autism rates remained stable, but after 1980 is when we saw an increase in autism because the vaccine schedule expanded. Not taken into consideration here is the fact that more parents came forward to doctors, and the definition for autism expanded, encompassing more people that would have been considered autism free before this time. That, and 6 TIME May 31, 2017 Fig Raptor, The Original Skeptical. “The End of the Vaccines Cause Autism Myth.” Skeptical Raptor. N.p., 17 Apr. 2016. Web. 29 May 2017.
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