1601 N. Tucson Blvd. Suite 9
Tucson, AZ 85716-3450
Phone: (800) 635-1196
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
A Voice for Private Physicians Since 1943
Omnia pro aegroto

11/10/2004

Action now needed immediately in HOUSE OF REPRESENATIVES in addition to Senate.

 

AAPS member of Congress makes another bid to stop mandatory psychiatric screening.

 

Urge your Representative to sign letter by FRIDAY Nov. 12.

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Earlier today we sent you an alert warning about a possible vote in the Senate next week that would appropriate up to $44 million to fund mandatory psychiatric screening and drugging recommendations for as many as 60 million children, pregnant women and other adults through schools and pre-schools.

 

Last September, AAPS lifetime member, Congressman Ron Paul, M.D. (R-TX) tried to stop this insidious plan by offering an amendment to the Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act for FY 2005. The amendment received 95 "yes" votes, but it failed to pass.  So the House version of the bill passed.

 

However, Congressman Paul and several of his colleagues are not giving up.

 

Even if the bill passes the Senate, it will have to go to a conference committee of both Houses to hammer out a compromise bill. 

 

So Dr. Paul and his colleagues have drafted a letter to Chairman Ralph Regula, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations, asking for his help.

 

The letter states:

 

“We respectfully request that the following language be included in the final committee report on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2005, or any report accompanying an omnibus bill containing the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations for fiscal year 2005:

 

None of the funds made available for State incentive grants for transformation
should be used for any programs of mandatory or universal mental-health screening that performs mental-health screening on anyone under 18 years of age without the express, written permission of the parents or legal guardians of each individual involved…’ ”

Read the rest of the letter and send the request to your Congressman, courtesy of  The Liberty Committee.    { JEREMY – HERE IS THE URL FOR THE LIBERTY COMMITTEE PAGE….HAVE THEM GO TO IT THROUGH THE AAPS WEBSITE SO WE CAN REGISTER THE HITS…… http://capwiz.com/liberty/issues/alert/?alertid=6622876&type=CO]

 

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

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Tucson, AZ  85716

(800) 635-1196

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www.aapsonline.org

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