ATTORNEY GENERAL JASON RAVNSBORG JOINS BIPARTISAN COALITION SEEKING CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR AUTISM SERVICES
PIERRE, S.D. – Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced that he is joining a bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general calling upon Congress to authorize the Autism CARES Act of 2019. This legislation provides ongoing federal support for research into autism spectrum disorders (“ASD”) and services to those affected by these conditions.
“Supporting and helping all South Dakotans is a primary focus of this office,” said Ravnsborg. “I am pleased to stand alongside my colleagues from across the nation to help bring support to those with autism and their families.”
The coalition is co-led by Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.
“The United States is a caring and compassionate nation,” Attorney General Hill said. “As Americans, we must stand together to help alleviate the challenges imposed by ASD upon families across the country.”
A previous version of this legislation is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2019. The Autism CARES Act of 2019 currently exists as H.R. 1058 in the U.S. House of Representatives and S. 427 in the U.S. Senate. Congress began addressing autism in 2000 with the first enactment of the bill. The Autism CARES Act of 2019 will continue Congress’ ongoing mission to ensure that those living with ASD receive the necessary support and research.
“We are committed to providing a wide array of programs and services to support children and adults with autism, and their families,” Attorney General Hood said. “The Act responds to this national concern with a cohesive interagency effort, including programs for America’s rural and underdeveloped communities.”
Attached, see the coalition’s letter to Congress and the House and Senate versions of the CARES Act of 2019.
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NAAG Letter – Support for Autism CARES Act – HR 1058 and S. 427 by Pat Powers on Scribd
Will they be open-minded and honest enough to look at ALL possible factors, including vaccination injuries, or won’r big pharma and the deep pockets of the big medical cabal let them ???
I don’t believe they will be looking at crazy, hundred-fold disproven things from hucksters, if that’s what you’re asking.
I have some experience in this area. Let me start by saying that science is, and must be, an open-minded endeavor, one that eschews (rather than issues) “final” answers. Science is an endless quest toward knowledge. We generate hypotheses and theories, each supported (or weakened) by experiment and evidence. The phrase “settled science” summons to mind a universe of phlogiston and endless epicycles. Nevertheless, the bulk of evidence indicates that Autism (and the range of disability on the Autism spectrum) is NOT caused by vaccination. No, we can’t completely rule out every environmental vector – it’s difficult to prove *nothing* in the neonatal/ juvenile setting influences these brain developments. A child’s cerebral maturation is precarious. Very likely SOME complex combinatorial influences (e.g. allergic reactions, infections, perhaps specific vitamin deficiencies) produce measurable results (i.e. increase susceptibility/ prevalence of Autism). Thus, if you want to shout: “Aha! You can’t say for certain exactly which vectors pose risks! You can’t say for sure that product X or medicine Y is 100% harmless and risk free.” I concede. You are correct. We’re not going to experiment on babies, so it’s hard to be sure. But the overwhelming weight of observational and statistical evidence points away from these environmental factors as high-correlation drivers. While I don’t claim to possess the sempiternal “truth,” I agree with Pat. Utilitarian logic demands our medical & therapeutic community focus attention, effort, and resources on the most probable hypotheses, disregarding low-probability outliers.