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| Subject: Rights violation: US anti-vaccination campaigner cancels tour of OZschwitz amid threats Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:50 am | |
| A controversial US anti-vaccination campaigner has cancelled her Australian tour, saying she feels threatened by "pro vaccine extremists" and "anti-free-speech terrorists".
Sherri Tenpenny, an osteopath who has infuriated doctors by linking vaccines to a range of disorders including autism, was due to arrive in Australia to run a series of seminars next month.
The author of "Saying No to Vaccines" had planned to tour Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and the Gold Coast, a hot spot for anti-vaccination parents.
But after a campaign by health professionals and scientists to prevent her spreading dangerous "lies", the Australian organiser of her tour, Stephanie Messenger, issued a statement on Thursday saying she had cancelled her trip because "pro vaccine extremists" had made "continual, anonymous threats of vandalism and violence".
http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/us-antivaccination-campaigner-dr-sherri-tenpenny-cancels-tour-of-australia-20150128-130qa4.html |
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