Health, Wellness & Society: WITHIN with Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, MD, MS, MPH

Parental Choice Under Attack: California Moms Fight for Vaccine Policy Reform & Public Hearing, w/ Informed Policy Advocates | Ep. 8

July 21, 2026·1h 7m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Three California moms — Darrlene Alquiza, Kris Dukes, and Jessica Cabrera of Informed Policy Advocates (IPA) — reveal how SB 277 and SB 276 stripped parents of medical choice and gave the California Department of Public Health final say over vaccine exemptions and school enrollment. In this powerful episode with Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, they share their personal stories of vaccine injury, lost medical exemptions, homeschooling battles, and the chilling effect on doctors who fear being flagged or investigated for writing exemptions, plus what they are doing about it in Sacramento. They break down the challenges faced by families: The broken CAIR medical exemption system Grade-span checkpoints kicking kids out of school Blanket hospital policies banning exemptions The 9,000+ doctor “do not accept” list Lack of transparency and physician autonomy IPA is now leading a public campaign for a California Senate informational hearing on school vaccine exemption policies and implementation. If you care about parental rights, medical freedom, informed consent, or California school vaccine requirements, this episode is essential listening.Take Action Now → Go to IPAction.com for the one-click campaign to email/tweet legislators demanding the Senate hearing. → Support their work at InformedPolicyAdvocates.org   CALL TO ACTION:  We encourage listeners to: Visit IPAaction.com TAKE ACTION NOW by sending a message to the Senate Health Committee through our one-click action campaign Share the campaign with friends and family Follow IPA on social media Sign up for updates and advocacy alerts WEBSITE & CAMPAIGN LINKS: Main Website Take Action Campaign News & Updates: https://www.informedpolicyadvocates.org/news https://www.informedpolicyadvocates.org/publichearing SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @informedpolicyadvocates X: @IPadvocates California vaccine exemptions, medical exemption California, school vaccine requirements California, SB 277 California, SB 276 medical exemptions, parental rights California vaccines, medical freedom California, and informed consent California, along with long-tail phrases such as California medical vaccine exemption process, how to get medical exemption California school, CAIR-ME medical exemption problems, California homeschool vaccine requirements, doctor flagged for writing medical exemptions California, Senate hearing vaccine exemptions California, Informed Policy Advocates IPA, parental choice school vaccines California, and health sovereignty California parents Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: 2EO8TMTS1JDHKX3B, AVRYIMATRZMY2NFO, RSIHDXWQOD3XZTKH, EX0EDTXU5VOSDIBN   California vaccine exemptions, medical exemption California, school vaccine requirements California, SB 277 California, SB 276 medical exemptions, parental rights California vaccines, medical freedom California, and informed consent California, along with long-tail phrases such as California medical vaccine exemption process, how to get medical exemption California school, CAIR-ME medical exemption problems, California homeschool vaccine requirements, doctor flagged for writing medical exemptions California, Senate hearing vaccine exemptions California, Informed Policy Advocates IPA, parental choice school vaccines California, and health sovereignty California parents   #MedicalFreedom #CaliforniaParents #VaccineExemptions #ParentalRights #InformedConsent #SB277 #HealthFreedom #MedicalFreedom #VaccineExemptions #CaliforniaParents #ParentalRights #InformedConsent #SB277 #SB276 #HealthFreedom #SchoolChoice #MedicalExemptions #CAParentsThese titles, caption, and keywords are optimized for current search trends around California’s strict vaccine laws, parental rights, and medical freedom advocacy. They balance emotional hooks with specific searchable terms that concerned parents and advocates actually use. CHAPTER LIST 00:00 Introduction to Advocacy for Parental Choice 01

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