Informed Choice Washington is a non-profit organization of parents, family members, medical professionals, educators, thought-leaders, and Washingtonians from all walks of life, who believe in personal freedoms and individual choices, including health care choices. The right to make those choices without coercion is fundamental to our civil liberties.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to advocate for vaccine policy reform based on scientific integrity and individual health needs, to promote education about healthy immunity, and to protect informed consent and medical freedom in Washington State.
OUR POSITION
- Vaccines are pharmaceutical products (biologics) with associated risks to some people. While vaccines are commonly used to prevent diseases that range from mild to severe, there are many factors that can influence an individual’s susceptibility to an adverse reaction to a vaccine. If administered without consideration for unique genetic, environmental, health, and lifestyle conditions of an individual, vaccines may pose a significant risk that outweighs any benefit to that individual.
- Informed consent builds trust in the medical system. The doctor-patient relationship is founded on trust that a patient (or a patient’s caregiver) is provided with full information to make an informed decision about any recommended medical procedure. Vaccine mandates compromise informed consent, intrude into medical care, and violate the doctor-patient relationship.
- Vaccine exemptions protect parental rights and children’s health. Parents have a fundamental right and responsibility to protect their children’s health, free from governmental interference, based upon medical necessity, advancements in scientific research, philosophical values, or religious beliefs. As Washingtonians, we have a strong tradition of valuing personal medical freedom and we will continue to protect the existing vaccine exemptions in WA state.
OUR VISION
We envision the future where every doctor is fully trained in identifying vaccine risk factors and recognizing vaccine injury, every child is afforded a personalized approach to disease prevention, and every parent has the freedom to make the best health care decisions for themselves and their families.