By Cathi Burys Cathi volunteers for PCIC on the Legislation Team. Many of us at PCIC have learned the ways of watching state bills and legal happenings when it comes to medical freedom. We have navigated through the NVIC (National Vaccine Information Center) Advocacy portal to get up-to-date...
Pennsylvania legislators want to impose mandatory counseling before you can use a religious exemption. Tell them: We will not be coerced! Days ago Representative Frankel circulated a co-sponsorship memo for a bill which would create a requirement to “receive annual counseling from a health care...
The Pennsylvania MAHA Council was formed through a partnership of Pennsylvania organizations, advocates, subject matter experts, healthcare professionals, farmers, educators, parents, and community leaders who share a common goal: improving health outcomes by addressing the root causes of chronic...
Looking back, my advocacy days didn’t just begin in 2019 when I started my work with PCIC—they began 13 years ago when my son received a diagnosis of autism and ADHD. Prior to that, he had already been diagnosed with a speech delay, which has since evolved into a severe speech deficit—or rather,...
Why PCIC Just Expanded Its Mission Our core hasn’t changed but our work now reaches even further! For more than a decade, PCIC has advocated for medical freedom. Since March of 2020, the topic of medical freedom and informed consent is on the forefront of more people’s minds. While the divide...
For more than a decade, PCIC has advocated for medical freedom. Since March of 2020, the topic of medical freedom and informed consent is on the forefront of more people’s minds. While the divide between people’s opinions does feel larger, events in the last 5 to 6 years have made it easier to...
The following Op-Ed from Beverly DeCer makes the case that water fluoridation is an outdated public health practice that no longer aligns with modern science, ethics, or informed consent — and that Pennsylvania has an opportunity to lead the nation by ending it through bipartisan legislation. I...