Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood has received an outpouring of criticism and support after he professed his firm belief that vaccines “can and do cause autism.” He cites his son, Michael, as an example of a child who – after his 18-month vaccinations – started acting “distant and wouldn’t make eye contact. He was put on the (autism) spectrum.”
LaHood is one of several people around the nation who have participated in the anti-vaccination documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, which is currently touring the country to gather interviews from individuals and families who have had a negative experience with vaccines.
LaHood has acknowledged his lack of expertise on the subject, but still remains firm in his beliefs.
Health professionals have called LaHood’s claims “absolutely ridiculous” and have noted that his claims bear no medical evidence. In a Facebook post, LaHood defended his stance.
(Read more: District Attorney Nico LaHood Joins Anti-Vaccine Movement, Anti-Vaxxer Organization Releases LaHood Family Interview, Commentary: When It Comes to Vaccines, Bexar District Attorney LaHood Is No Expert)
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I am so embarrassed that somebody can claim such a thing. I bet Nico Lahood also believes in spontaneous Generation!
It is a shame that this publication allows the hypocritical bullying of people willing to speak truth to power. Simply appealing to the intellectual authority blindly and fearfully awarded to the bought and paid for medical title-holders and institutions with deep ties to the ultra powerful profit-makers in the medical industry is not journalism. It’s not intelligent. It’s not diligent. It’s not any kind of service to the people at the bottom of the food chain. It’s not populism. It’s weak-minded elitism. It’s brainwashed cronyism. The only thing power needs to do to protect itself these days is to make it’s challengers look ridiculous. No one wants to stand next to the one being laughed at, even if that means ignoring the truth. Make no mistake, this piece is pro-big-corporate power and anti-working class.