UTAH - IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTIONS by State (includes current statutes, letters & forms)

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"WARNING - INTRAVENOUS USE Severe reactions, including fatalities, have occurred during and immediately after the parenteral administration of AquaMEPHYTON® (Phytonadione)."
fatalities=death

The above documents can also be made available in WordPerfect (.wpd) format.
Please email us at Exemptions Contact Page if you want the model birth plan letters in WordPerfect.

Or you can do your own model birth plan letter online...
Hospital Birth Preference Plan ~ Birth Naturally, LLC
http://www.birthnaturally.org/GentleBirth/hospitalplan.htm
The birth plan arrangements and letter should be turned in before delievery date.

This "Refusal to Permit Medical Treatment" form is optional to use.

"Refusal to Permit Medical Treatment" form
Refusal to Permit Medical Treatment. A generic form.
(.pdf) ../letters/refusal_treatment.pdf

AFFIDAVIT available in Microsoft Word (.doc) and WordPerfect (.wpd) format. AFFIDAVIT for Utah Newborn TEXT here...

AFFIDAVIT

I/We, _________________________, Sui Juris, Free, Natural Flesh and Blood Human Being(s), state Citizen(s) of the Utah Republic affirm: Be it known to all courts, governments, and other parties that:

Being (a person/people) of Strong Christian Morals, it is against (my/our) Deep, Sincerely Held, Religious Convictions to accept the injection of any foreign substance into (my Body/our Bodies) or the Body of (my/our) Child. This includes, but is not limited to, any and all, Vaccinations, Shots, Tests for Diseases, Oral Vaccines, Epidermal Patches and in any other way that Live or Killed Bacterium, Viruses, Pathogens, Germs, or any other Microorganisms, may be introduced into or upon (my/our) newborn's body.

This written statement to exempt (my/our) newborn from any immunizations, newborn screening, and the Vitamin K shot, because (Iwe) hold genuine and sincere personal religious beliefs which are inconsistent with these medical procedures & experimentation. The practice of vaccination and the injection or application of any foreign substance is contrary to (my/our) conscientiously held religious beliefs and practices, and violates the free exercise of (my/our) religious principles.

The Hepatitis-B vaccine supposedly protects against a disease that is only transmitted through multiple sexual partners or street IV drug users and therefore usurps (my/our) parental authority to condemn such activity in (my/our) child. The acceptance of this vaccine promotes sexual promiscuity and immoral behavior in direct contradiction to the teachings of (my/our) faith.

The prescribing information on Vitamin K shot states that fatalities are an adverse reaction according to the Merck pharmaceutical package insert.
(.pdf) http://vaclib.org/chapter/inserts.htm#vitK

"WARNING - INTRAVENOUS USE Severe reactions, including fatalities, have occurred during and immediately after the parenteral administration of AquaMEPHYTON® (Phytonadione)."

A conflict arises because (my/our) religious convictions are predicated on the belief that all life is sacred. God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Kill" applies to the practice of injection of carcinogenic substances that can kill.

(We / I) {First and Last name(s)}, as the {(parent (s) / guardian(s)} of ______________________(name of newborn child) are exercising (our/my) rights under the First Amendment of the US Constitution, Utah Code Ann. § 26-10-6, and UT Admin Code R398-1-11, to receive Religious Exemption from Vaccination, ALL injections, & testing.

Applicable law has been interpreted to mean that a religious belief is subject to protection even though no religious group espouses such beliefs or the fact that the religious group to which the individual professes to belong may not advocate or require such belief. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended Nov. 1, 1980; Part 1605.1-Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Religion.

Our legal rights are guaranteed by the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Recent court decisions have upheld the rights of individuals seeking exemptions from immunizations based upon personal and religious reasons. On the U.S. Supreme Court level in Frazee V. Illinois Dept. of Security, 489 U.S. 829, it was found that a state may not deny an exemption simply because a person is not a member of a formal religious organization.

The Lord Jesus Christ and Our Creator are the only source of protection of (my body/our bodies) and that of (my/our) family that (I/we) can accept.

(I/We) affirm that vaccination & injections of any foreign substances and proteins conflict with (my/our) religious beliefs as stated above. Therefore, (I/we) would request that you accommodate (my/our) religious beliefs and practices by exempting (my/our) newborn child from any vaccinations, injections and testing of any kind.

Rest assured that (my family and I/our family) do practice a form of immunization that keeps our immune systems strong and is in keeping with Biblical principles.

Further Affiant Saith Not

The use of notary below is for identification only, and such use does NOT grant any jurisdiction to anyone.

Subscribed and sworn, without prejudice, and with all rights reserved, (Print Name Below)


_______________________________________________________________,
Principal, by Special Appearance, in Propria Persona, proceeding Sui Juris.


_______________________________
Signature of Affiant

       ACKNOWLEDGMENT

state of Utah

county of _________________:

On this _______ day of ______________, 200__, before me

personally appeared __________________________________, to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he executed the same as his free act and deed, for the purposes therein set forth.


        _______________________________________
        (Notary Public)

My Commission Expires ______________________________, 200___

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"By endorsing this particular waiver, parents would essentially be signing an admittance of neglect and or "abuse" for refusing vaccines. The language contained in this waiver could put parents and caregivers in jeopardy down-the-line if they should ever find themselves in the courts due to their child's health problems, when confronted with child protective services, divorce, or just about any matter pertaining to that child that could be used against the parent(s).

Please read any waiver provided by your child's doctor carefully before signing. Instead, offer a formally written and signed letter that simply says that you do not wish to vaccinate your child. If you are unsure of the language in the waiver, buy some time by telling your doctor that you need to consult with a lawyer before signing it. "

Anai Rhoads Ford
Human Rights Journalist
Why Signing a Waiver to Avoid Vaccines Can Be Considered Abuse by Anai Rhoads Ford, released 15 November 2005.
http://www.anairhoads.org/

Media Contact (703) 491-1903

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Daycare & Preschools: The form for exemption is provided by the Utah Department of Health.

See (.pdf)

Colleges:

Some colleges may require the state issued forms. See the samples above in the guidebook. Other colleges may ask for written statement. Use the AFFIDAVIT below.

AFFIDAVIT for Utah Adult (college & employment religious exemption) ... Edit as needed...
AFFIDAVIT is available in Microsoft Word (.doc) and WordPerfect (.wpd) format.