Posted on 10/02/2009 9:48:27 AM PDT by Ben Mugged
Saying They Should Be Given A Choice, Employees Rally In Albany, Around State, Chant "No Forced Shots!"
Protesters Hold Signs That Read: "The State Doesn't Own My Body'"
They're upset over an ultimatum from the health department.
Workers are being told to either get the swine flu vaccine or lose their jobs.
New York is the first state in the country to mandate flu vaccinations for its health care workers. The first doses of swine flu vaccine will be available beginning next week. Much of it is reserved for state health care workers, but there is growing opposition to required innoculations.
Health care workers in Hauppauge screamed "No forced shots!" as they rallied Tuesday against the state regulation requiring them to roll up their sleeves.
"I don't even tend to the sick. I am in the nutrition field. They are telling me I must get the shot because I work in a health clinic setting," said Paula Small, a Women, Infants and Children health care worker.
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That will come as a shock to liberals.
I suppose fascism always seems like a good idea to people as long as they only see other people losing their freedom through an intrusive government. But eventually, the intrusive government stomps on your own windpipe, and by then it’s a little too late to say, “Hang on! This doesn’t seem fair!”
Obamacare will own your body, your property, bank account, etc. etc. That’s what the Obama Communist Administration is all about. They have to regulate population growth to ensure enough for all in the “collective” society. Money, money, money is needed now. You have no choice under communism. Obama: “Shut up and drink the Kool-aid.”
I really hope all members of the SEIU are vaccinated FIRST.
Since they are leading the charge for a Gov’t takeover of health-care, they should happily accept this. It’s a logical result of what they are promoting.
To hijack a slogan from the feminist movement (since it seems especailly appropriate for the health-care debate)...
KEEP YOUR LAWS OFF MY BODY!!
It sure will.
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