Measles Infections Up Due to Autism Fears Authorities (other than Amanda Peet) are blaming parents' fear of autism for a recent surge in measles. The rate of measle infections this year beats every other year since 1996.
Telling Cookie magazine that parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites has brought a lot of negative press to Amanda Peet. The mother of 18–month–old Frankie denies any connection between autism and vaccines. In a star war of sorts, actress Jenny McCarthy, mother to autistic son Evan, is in the opposite camp that believes the two are linked.
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Gail Martin was about to order lunch with her two daughters at a cafe in South Carolina when one of them started crying. A police chief who happened to be in the restaurant yelled: "You need to take that screaming child outta here now!" The upset four-year-old is autistic, and Gail is now demanding an apology from the police chief, who she says embarrassed her whole family.
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Amanda Peet's comments advocating vaccinations in Cookie magazine sparked debate among lilsugar readers. And that heated conversation wasn't limited to our website. Cookie's forum was also full of comments from passionate parents.
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