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Actress Jenny McCarthy Believes Vaccines Could Have Contributed To Her Son's Autism

 
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FROM JENNY McCARTHY:

(CNN) -- In light of the recent Hannah Poling decision, in which the federal court conceded that vaccines could have contributed to her autism, we think the tide is finally turning in the direction of parents like us who have been shouting concerns from our rooftops for years.

Autism is a debilitating disorder, which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is suffered by 1 in 150 kids, making it more common than childhood cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined.

Recently, England and Ireland reported that autism is affecting one in 58 individuals.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/mccarthy.autsimtreatment/index.html

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