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01/20/2026

When government power expands quietly, parents must speak loudly.

Our latest webinar walks through what’s happening inside the New Jersey Department of Health, why recent policy changes matter, and why a lawsuit is now necessary to protect transparency, accountability, and parental decision-making.

📺 Watch the webinar recording
⚖️ Support the NJDOH lawsuit
💪 Help ensure families, not private interests, have a voice in public health decisions

🔗 Link to new blog post & to donate: https://open.substack.com/pub/innovativeparentingnj/p/webinar-recap-njdoh-lawsuit-the-public?r=pa30d&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

This is about process, oversight, and trust, not politics.

01/18/2026

🚨 SIGNED INTO LAW TODAY: NJ BILL A6166/S4894🚨

Today, Governor Murphy signed A6166/S4894 into law, a sweeping change that centralizes vaccine and immunization policy power inside the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH).

🔎 What does this mean for New Jersey families?

Under this law:
• NJDOH is now legally empowered to dictate vaccine and immunization guidance across the state
• That guidance is no longer anchored to federal ACIP standards
• Instead, NJDOH is directed to rely on third-party “professional medical organizations,” including groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics and others

⚠️ Why this raises concern:
Many of these organizations:
• Are private entities, not elected or accountable to NJ voters
• Receive significant funding from pharmaceutical companies
• Recommend products manufactured by the same industry that funds them

This law effectively outsources public health policy to organizations with built-in conflicts of interest, while removing legislative oversight and public accountability.

💡 This isn’t about being “anti-🧁.”
It’s about who controls policy, who benefits financially, and whether parents and elected representatives still have a meaningful seat at the table.

When guidance becomes law and law is shaped by private, industry-funded groups, transparency and trust suffer, not improve.

📌 New Jersey just crossed a line where an appointed agency, guided by private organizations, now holds extraordinary power over medical policy affecting every child and family in the state.

Stay informed. Stay vigilant. Stay engaged NJ.

01/14/2026

🚨 TONIGHT: NJDOH LAWSUIT WEBINAR – LIVE UPDATE 🚨

What is really happening behind the scenes at the New Jersey Department of Health and why does it matter to parents, patients, and constitutional rights in NJ?

Join NJ Constitutional Attorneys Dana Wefer & John Coyle for a critical LIVE webinar breaking down the NJDOH lawsuit, what’s at stake, and what comes next.

⚖️ NJDOH Lawsuit: What You Need to Know
🗓 Wednesday, January 14
⏰ 7:30 PM EST
💻 Online Webinar

🔗 Register now: https://njphipac.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZWkQ3nuTTFGpq0A44aap5Q #/registration

Hosted by:
Innovative Parenting NJ | NJPHIPAC | Fiercely Intuitive Mamas | NJ Coalition for Vaccination Choice | NJStandsUp| nj.childrenshealthdefense

This is about transparency, accountability, and protecting constitutional rights in New Jersey.

👉 Don’t miss this important update. Share with friends & family.

01/12/2026

🚨 UPDATE: A6166 PASSED THE FULL ASSEMBLY 🚨

Unfortunately, today the New Jersey Assembly passed A6166, a bill that shifts vaccine policy authority further into the hands of the NJ Department of Health with no meaningful guardrails, oversight, or public accountability.

📄 Today’s NJDOH memo offers a preview of what comes next:
Vaccine policy in New Jersey is already being implemented through AAP guidance adopted as policy, rather than through transparent, deliberative, and publicly accountable processes. This is exactly the concern many parents, advocates, and legislators raised.

This isn’t just about one bill. It’s about process, governance, and who gets a seat at the table when decisions affect every child and family in our state.

🙏 Grateful for the Assembly members who used their voices on the floor to raise key concerns and oppose this bill (floor statements in post):
• Assemblyman Scharfenberger
• Assemblywoman Fantasia
• Assemblyman Rumpf
• Assemblyman Azzariti
• Assemblyman Kanitra

Your leadership mattered to us, the members of the health freedom community.

Legislative debate has ended, and the bill now proceeds to the Governor for signature.

🔗New Blog Post link in bio

01/12/2026

🚨 FINAL REMINDER – TODAY ONLY 🚨

Bill A6166 is being heard TODAY. This is the LAST opportunity to make your voice heard.

If you have concerns, feedback, or specific amendment suggestions, now is the moment to act. Once this assembly session begins, the window for meaningful public input closes.

🗣️ Speak up. Be counted.
📣 Submit your thoughts through the Call to Action link: https://standforhealthfreedom.com/actions/unchecked-authority/

Public process matters. Parental voices matter. Take 2 minutes and weigh in today.

01/10/2026

🚨 IMPORTANT NJ PARENTS & ADVOCATES 🚨

Bill A6166 is heading to a hearing THIS MONDAY, and it could quietly hand sweeping vaccine policy power to the NJ Department of Health, cutting parents and elected officials out of the process.

This isn’t just about one bill.
It’s about who decides, how decisions are made, and whether public input still matters in New Jersey.

🧠 What’s at stake:
• NJDOH gaining unchecked authority
• Parents sidelined from vaccine policy decisions
• Elected officials losing meaningful oversight
• Public process reduced to a formality

📖 I break it all down clearly in the latest blog post, including how this bill connects to recent NJDOH code changes and why it should concern every NJ family.

👉 READ THE FULL BLOG
🔗 https://open.substack.com/pub/innovativeparentingnj/p/bill-a6166-heads-to-hearing-monday?r=pa30d&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
🗓️ Hearing is Monday. Take Action 🔗 https://standforhealthfreedom.com/actions/unchecked-authority/

📣 Awareness matters. Sharing matters. Voices matter.

01/09/2026

Grateful to acknowledge Senator Mike Testa for his unwavering courage and consistency when it mattered most.

When it was unpopular.
When it was politically risky.
When others stayed silent.

He stood shoulder to shoulder with families, defended religious freedom, and pushed back against government overreach and he never wavered. From protecting religious exemptions, to opposing vaccine passports, to demanding transparency and accountability in school mandates, his record speaks for itself.

Leadership isn’t about convenience. It’s about conviction.

And Senator Testa has shown, year after year, that New Jersey families come first.

Thank you for standing your ground, protecting medical freedom, and proving that principled leadership still exists in this state. 👏🇺🇸

01/07/2026

🚨 NJ: PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS 🚨

This audio is from the NJ Department of Health Public Health Council meeting on 12.19.25, where changes to New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C. 8:57) were adopted.

This Public Health Council is the body that would gain expanded authority over vaccine policy in New Jersey if Bill A6166 becomes law.

By many accounts, this meeting was a procedural failure. Parents and advocates were left frustrated and confused, with limited meaningful engagement and little transparency about how public input factored into final decisions.

Before the meeting even began, there were serious procedural breakdowns:
❌The Microsoft Teams link on the official meeting notice was incorrect

❌It took nearly 40 minutes for members of the public to be admitted

❌Attendees were left locked out, confused, and unsure whether the meeting was happening at all

❌During the meeting, appointed members themselves raised concerns about unprofessional procedural lapses, including amendments not being reflected in official documents and not receiving prior meeting minutes or related communications

It’s also important to note: Public Health Council members are appointed, not elected.

Now ask yourself:

❓ If this body struggles to properly host a public meeting and maintain basic procedural standards, should it be trusted to dictate vaccine policy for the entire state?
❓ Should unelected, appointed officials be granted expanded authority without clear guardrails and public oversight?
❓ Why should NJ rely on guidance from third-party medical organizations that receive funding from the same pharmaceutical companies that manufacture and profit from vaccines?

Bill A6166 would move New Jersey toward allowing NJDOH, guided by outside professional organizations, to play a dominant role in vaccine policy decisions without clearly defined accountability, transparency, or protections for families.

🎥 Listen to the audio. Judge the process for yourself.

Public health requires trust.
Trust requires competence, transparency, and accountability.

👉 Contact your Assembly members (link in bio) and urge them to PAUSE and ask these questions before voting

01/07/2026

🚨 NJ: PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS 🚨

This audio is from the NJ Department of Health Public Health Council meeting on 12.19.25, where changes to New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C. 8:57) were adopted.

This Public Health Council is the body that would gain expanded authority over vaccine policy in New Jersey if Bill A6166 becomes law.

By many accounts, this meeting was a procedural failure. Parents and advocates were left frustrated and confused, with limited meaningful engagement and little transparency about how public input factored into final decisions.

Before the meeting even began, there were serious procedural breakdowns:
❌The Microsoft Teams link on the official meeting notice was incorrect

❌It took nearly 40 minutes for members of the public to be admitted

❌Attendees were left locked out, confused, and unsure whether the meeting was happening at all

❌During the meeting, appointed members themselves raised concerns about unprofessional procedural lapses, including amendments not being reflected in official documents and not receiving prior meeting minutes or related communications

It’s also important to note: Public Health Council members are appointed, not elected.

Now ask yourself:

❓ If this body struggles to properly host a public meeting and maintain basic procedural standards, should it be trusted to dictate vaccine policy for the entire state?
❓ Should unelected, appointed officials be granted expanded authority without clear guardrails and public oversight?
❓ Why should NJ rely on guidance from third-party medical organizations that receive funding from the same pharmaceutical companies that manufacture and profit from vaccines?

Bill A6166 would move New Jersey toward allowing NJDOH, guided by outside professional organizations, to play a dominant role in vaccine policy decisions without clearly defined accountability, transparency, or protections for families.

🎥 Listen to the audio. Judge the process for yourself.

Public health requires trust.
Trust requires competence, transparency, and accountability.

👉 Contact your Assembly members (link in comments) and urge them to PAUSE and ask these questions before voting

01/05/2026

🚨 UPDATE FOR NJ RESIDENTS 🚨

Bill A6166 has PASSED the Assembly Health Committee.
The next step is a vote before the full Assembly (possibly 1.12.26)

This bill faced strong public opposition today, with many parents, advocates, and residents providing testimony and requesting amendments and guardrails as New Jersey transitions vaccine policy guidance away from being primarily anchored to ACIP and expands reliance to include NJDOH and private medical organizations (including the AMA and AAP).

⚠️ Key questions raised during today’s hearing remain unanswered:

• If the NJ Department of Health dictates vaccine policy and that guidance differs from ACIP, who is legally liable in the event of a vaccine injury?
• Will VAERS still apply in the same way?
• Will New Jersey create its own vaccine injury compensation system, or will families be left without clear recourse?

Notably, Assembly Health Committee Chair and bill sponsor Asw. Carol Murphy stated she she is open to continued conversations with the public outside of the committee process.

🗣️ That openness matters but so does transparency before a full Assembly vote possibly next week.

📣 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
✔️ This bill now moves to the full Assembly
✔️ Public pressure still matters
✔️ Legislators need to hear that guardrails, clarity, and accountability must come FIRST

📨 ACTION ITEM
Continue contacting your Assembly members (link in bio)
Ask them directly:

🔺Who is liable if harm occurs?

🔺What protections exist for families?

🔺Why are private medical organizations being elevated without clear oversight?

Public health cannot function without informed consent, transparency, and accountability.

We will continue to push for answers and we need the public engaged every step of the way.

01/03/2026

✅ LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – NEW JERSEY FAMILIES ✅

We’re sharing important news for New Jersey families—especially our homeschooling community:

Assembly Bill A5796 has been REMOVED from the Assembly Health Committee agenda for Monday’s meeting.

This matters and it didn’t happen by accident.

Your emails.
Your calls.
Your shares.
Your willingness to speak up.

📣 It worked.

This moment is a reminder that engaged, respectful civic participation makes a real difference. When parents and advocates show up early, ask thoughtful questions, and stay informed, legislators listen.

That said, continued vigilance is essential. Bills can be rescheduled, revised, or reintroduced at any time. Transparency, parental involvement, and accountability must remain central to any public health or education policy discussion.

🙏 Thank you to every parent, educator, and advocate who took action and helped raise awareness.

We’ll continue to monitor developments closely and keep our community informed of any next steps.

For now, take a breath.
🧭 Your voice mattered.

01/02/2026

🚨 BILL UPDATE — NJ FAMILIES PAY ATTENTION 🚨

Bills S4894/A6166 are being heard THIS MONDAY (1.5.26) in the Assembly Health Committee.

📍 Trenton | State House Annex
🕙 10:00 AM
🏛 Committee Room 11, 4th Floor

These bills would revise NJ law to shift immunization policy authority and require health coverage for vaccines recommended by the NJ Department of Health with serious implications for transparency, oversight, and parental choice.

This hearing matters.
Committee hearings are where bills move forward or stop.

👥 You can attend in person.
📣 You can contact committee members & your local assembly reps via link below
⚖️ You can make your voice heard before it’s too late.

👉 Call to Action link in bio for details on how to engage.

Democracy only works when people show up.

🔗 https://open.substack.com/pub/innovativeparentingnj/p/who-decides-vaccine-policy-in-nj?r=pa30d&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

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