Author Archives: reasonable hank

About reasonable hank

I'm reasonable, mostly.

Light for Riley attacked in official Vaxxed group run by AVN president

Posted on June 29, 2017 by reasonable hank

Picture a round-table populated by untreated, angry perianal abscesses, each with their own internet connection. That’s the Australian anti-vaccination movement: infected; weeping offensive, purulent exudate; ready to explode at the slightest of prodding; causing excruciating pain; adjacent to faeces and … Continue reading →

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Catherine Hughes again forced to respond to antivax lies about her deceased baby boy

Posted on June 15, 2017 by reasonable hank

At the heart of anti-vaccination activism and the concomitant abhorrent behaviour which has become normalised – for the anti-vaccination movement, at least, due to incitement from standard-setters such as Meryl Dorey, of the Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network, and Judy Wilyman, of the … Continue reading →

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NZ Vaxxed leader threatens to hang award-winning journalist Brian Deer

Posted on June 12, 2017 by reasonable hank

Sarah Cox is a New Zealand anti-vaccination activist and child abuser who is renowned for inflicting bleach enemas on her disabled son, then, posting photos of his gastrointestinal mucosa and faeces to Facebook. Cox is also one of the official … Continue reading →

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Anti-vaccine chiropractors 72

Posted on June 12, 2017 by reasonable hank

Given the attention that has been garnered by Australian chiropractic, in recent years, it is surprising that some chiropractors still flout the professional codes and guidelines of the Chiropractic Board of Australia, as well as the recurrent warnings the CBA … Continue reading →

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Anti-Vaccination Australia trolls still attacking Light for Riley

Posted on May 13, 2017 by reasonable hank

One of the most vile online acts is perpetrated by conspiracy theorists known as Sandy Hook Denialists, or Sandy Hook Hoaxers. These conspiracy-theorist liars attack the families of children who were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In the eight years … Continue reading →

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Anti-vaccine nurses and midwives 42

Posted on April 30, 2017 by reasonable hank

On October 11 2016, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia responded to a number of complaints regarding anti-vaccination material and advice being disseminated by registered nurses, enrolled nurses, and registered midwives, by publishing a new position statement on anti-vaccination misinformation: … Continue reading →

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Anti-vaccine nurses and midwives 41

Posted on April 20, 2017 by reasonable hank

On October 11 2016, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia responded to a number of complaints regarding anti-vaccination material and advice being disseminated by registered nurses, enrolled nurses, and registered midwives, by publishing a new position statement on anti-vaccination misinformation: … Continue reading →

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Anti-Vaccination Australia goes after Kitty Flanagan and The Weekly

Posted on April 17, 2017 by reasonable hank

On April 12 2017 the ABC’s comedy news program, The Weekly, gave us a gem on the dangers posed by the anti-vaccination movement. It was accurate. And it understood the minutiae of the awful anti-vaccination arguments. And Kitty Flanagan was … Continue reading →

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Australian chiropractic gone to the dogs (and turtles)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by reasonable hank

News broke yesterday that the Veterinary Surgeons Board of SA had instigated legal action against a chiropractor for treating animals. From Meagan Dillon at The Advertiser: A CHIROPRACTOR is being prosecuted for allegedly treating six dogs and a cat at … Continue reading →

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As Byron Bay Council defends appearance of professional antivaxer, unimmunised child airlifted to Brisbane with tetanus

Posted on March 17, 2017 by reasonable hank

On March 15 2017, a deliberately unimmunised seven-year-old child suffering from tetanus was airlifted to Brisbane. From ABC North Coast’s Bruce MacKenzie, today: A northern New South Wales doctor says a seven-year-old child who is in a critical condition after … Continue reading →

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