A Portland pediatrician has filed a defamation suit against state medical board members. The anti-vax doctor is looking to receive $35M if he wins the defamation suit. Dr. Paul Thomas alleges in his complaint filed in U.S. District Court that the board stripped him of his medical license because he “had the temerity to follow the law and give his patients informed consent.”
Physician Paul Thomas’ medical license was suspended by the Oregon Medical Board in 2020 for his “grossly negligent” failure to adequately vaccinate kids in his care.
A Portland pediatrician on Thursday filed a defamation and civil rights lawsuit against members of the Oregon Medical Board. The suit stated they maliciously destroyed his practice over his refusal to follow federal vaccination recommendations.
The board had no comment. Thomas’ license is listed as “active” on the board’s website. Thomas, who practiced pediatric medicine for more than 30 years and owns Integrative Therapeutics, contends that he “asked questions and sought information about the health outcomes of vaccinated children compared to unvaccinated children.”
“The results of his scientific inquiry demonstrate that children who received the full CDC-recommended vaccine schedule are much less healthy than children who do not,” the lawsuit says.
