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RESOLUTION NO.1996-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR,VICE MAYOR AND
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS,
SUPPORTING THE EFFORT TO REVERSE THE FEDERAL
DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION REGARDING THE
ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF ZACHARY
MCCONNELL;AND SUPPORTING LEGISLATION
BROADENING THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL
TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES.
WHEREAS,the dreaded disease of cancer,initsmanyvarietiesandforms,has reached
epidemic proportions intheUnited States,robbing children oftheirparents,spouses oftheirlife
mates,parentsoftheir children,futuresofhopeandpromise;and
WHEREAS,theTownofFountainHillshasnotbeensparedthesorrowoflosing
beloved family,friends,and neighbors tothe killer disease whose traditional treatment includes
subjecting the already suffering patients to chemotherapy drugs and doses of radiation,all of
which have adverse and sometimes fatal affects of their own;and
WHEREAS,one of Fountain Hills'own,seven year old Zachary McConnell,isinthe
midstofabattlewiththisdisease,havingalreadyinhisyounglife,suffered throughsurgeryto
remove abrain tumor,countless chemotherapy treatments,and reaction-ridden radiation,
precipitating his parents decision to refuse further radiation,but risk certain reoccurrence of the
disease without continued treatment;and
WHEREAS,antineoplaston,an alternative cancer treatment approved for clinical study
in Texas,was successfully administered to Zachary to repress reoccurrence of the cancer,only
tobe later denied himbythe Federal Drug Administration because his condition was"notbad
enough to warrant additional treatment andhis progress could notbe measured";and
WHEREAS,GOP presidential nominee Bob Dolehas co-sponsored abill before Congress
toopenup medical treatment alternatives;a Washington D.C.attorney has prepared a lawsuit to
befiledthefirstweekinJulyintheninth circuit court in Phoenix on behalf of the McConnells
inan attempt toget treatment for Zachary;andthelocal community hasdone what itcanforthe
family,conducting fund raisers,increasing awareness and offering moral support tothe
McConnells;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR,VICE MAYOR AND
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS,ARIZONA,THAT the Town
of Fountain Hillshas committed its support inthe effort to reverse the Federal Drug
Resolution 1996-47 -Zachary McConnell
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Administration's decisiontodenyfurthertreatmentforZacharyMcConnellwiththedrug
antineoplaston;
BEIT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT theTownofFountainHillsurgespassageofthe
billbeforeCongress,broadening the availability ofmedical treatment alternatives,therebygaining
support fromthefederal government to obtain treatment for Zachary,increasing his chances of
beating the disease whose success at snuffing valued lives must be stopped.
PASSED this20thday of June,1996 bythe Mayor,Vice Mayor and Council of the Town
of Fountain Hills,Arizona.
Don Lawrence,Vice Mayor
REVIEWED BY:ATTEST:
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PaulL.Nordin,Town Manager Cassie B.Hansen,Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WilliamE.Farrell,TownAttorney
Resolution 1996-47 -Zachary McConnell
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