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The purpose of Californians Supporting AB 2109 is to provide factual information about Personal Belief Exemptions in California and vaccination policy.

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It is our ultimate goal to have an open exchange of ideas in a safe environment. However the editor of the blog reserve the right to remove distasteful commentary at their discretion, and will also consider removing comments if approached by the author of the comment.

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