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Jessica Biel joins vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy to oppose bill

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The California Senate welcomed Jessica Biel on Wednesday to discuss a controversial bill that would limit medical exemptions for vaccinations. Biel joined anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who lobbied against the bill.

Kennedy posted several photos of the actress on Instagram, writing: “Please say thank you to the courageous @jessicabiel for a busy and productive day at the California State House.”

The bill in question, SB 276, would require California’s State Department of Public Health, to develop a more streamlined medical exemption document for vaccinations. Currently, parents in the state who do not want to get their children vaccinated can submit a written statement by a licensed physician explaining why the immunization is not safe for their child.

The bill, introduced by State Senator Richard Pan, proposes that by 2021, licensed physicians and surgeons statewide must use a standardized medical exemption request form, and that this form becomes the only one accepted by the state government.

In an Instagram post on Thursday, Biel explained why she personally opposes the bill. “I am not against vaccinations — I support children getting vaccinations and I also support families having the right to make educated medical decisions for their children alongside their physicians,” she wrote. 

Biel said her concern with SB 276 is in regards to medical exemptions. “My dearest friends have a child with a medical condition that warrants an exemption from vaccinations, and should this bill pass, it would greatly affect their family’s ability to care for their child in this state,” she wrote, explaining this is why she spoke to legislators, arguing against the bill. 

She reiterated again that she is not anti-vaccination, and encouraged others to learn more about the issue. Her fellow lobbyist, Kennedy, has argued that vaccines, specifically those containing the element thimerosal, may cause autism, a view unsupported by scientific evidence and dismissed as a conspiracy theory by experts. 

In 2018, Kennedy, the son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, launched the Children’s Health Defense (CHD), an extension of his World Mercury Project, which studied the safety of vaccines. “Our children’s ability to develop and thrive is being sabotaged by an avalanche of unprecedented health epidemics now affecting 54% of our children. This is unacceptable,” Kennedy said at the time.

In the CHD press release, Kennedy argued that external factors, such as vaccines, were causing not only autism, but autoimmune illnesses, allergies and other conditions in children.

While it has been proven that vaccinations do not cause autism, many so-called “anti-vaxxers” are against immunizations, believing these false claims. Other anti-vaxxers argue they have religious exemptions from vaccines.

It is unclear what Biel said while lobbying with Kennedy at California’s capital on Wednesday. In 2015, it was rumored that the actress, who has one son with singer Justin Timberlake, was not planning on vaccinating her child. However, Biel has not explicitly called her self an “anti-vaxxer.”

Along with Kennedy, Republican Assemblyman Tom Lackey and State Senator Brian Jones also posted photos with Biel during her time at the capital. In a tweet, Jones welcomed both Biel and Kennedy, thanking them “for taking the time to chat about your opposition to #SB276.” He also included the hashtag #NoOnSB276.

CBS News reached out to representatives for Biel and Kennedy and is awaiting response.

Welcome to #caleg, @RobertKennedyJr and @JessicaBiel! Thank you for taking the time to chat about your opposition to #SB276. #caleg #NoOnSB276 pic.twitter.com/AkkWRbPSJk

— Brian W. Jones (@SenBrianJones) June 12, 2019

The post Jessica Biel joins vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy to oppose bill appeared first on CBS News.

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