Vaccines Linked to Autism?

Nope, not according to federal courts, which ruled that thimerosal, a mercury-derived compound that parents say helped bring on regressive autism in their kids, does in fact not cause autism, a finding that supports scientific consensus. More then 5,000 parents had filed claims with the "vaccines courts," created in 1986 so that individuals cannot sue drug makers for illnesses and injuries caused by vaccinations, seeking damages because they believed their children had developed autism from vaccinations. The three cases that the courts chose to be considered in the hearing were the three strongest cases, making a statement for any other individuals possibly blaming vaccines for their children's autism.

Special Master Denise K.Vowell stated in a decision that "petitioners propose effects from mercury in [vaccines] that do not resemble mercury's known effects in the brain, either behaviorally or at the cellular level."
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of parents who claim that the vaccines were the cause of serious problems with their children. The justices, on Monday, agreed to decide whether drug makers can be sued outside the vaccine court.

This controversy has tainted vaccines and led parents to avoid them; Paul Offit stating "It's very hard to unscare people after you have scared them."

Do you think the vaccines could possibly link to autism? I think more research should go into vaccines and their possible side effects. The vaccine courts may want to affirm government policy more than protect children. As the Coalition for Vaccine Safety states, "Government attorneys defend a government program, using government-funded science, before government judges."