- An effort to end all non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccinations in Maine was in limbo on Thursday after the state Senate voted to amend it to allow parents to keep opting out on religious grounds.
The bill had passed the Democratic-controlled state House of Representatives last month, making Maine one of at least seven states considering ending non-medical exemptions amid the worst outbreak of measles in the United States in 25 years. Several senators who had trained and worked as doctors argued at length ahead of the vote to allow an exemption only if a healthcare provider deemed it medically necessary. Others noted no major U.S. religion opposes vaccinations.
She said other fatal diseases could follow the fate of smallpox, which was globally eradicated through vaccination efforts, adding: “It takes a community caring about not just ourselves but our neighbors to make this happen.”
My antivax threads usually end up looking like...
I personally think that it's right...it still giving the people the power to learn from their own mistakes
How about we just segregatate all unvaccinated religious cult fanatics away from society for society's health & well being
Law respecting established religion?
Could somebody somewhere please quote the Bible verse where Jesus says 'no vaccines'? Saying 'Praise Jesus' once a week doesn't mean everything you do is religious in nature.
Too bad. Hopefully they will come to their senses and stop being antivaxxers. More stupidity hidden behind a ruse of religious freedom. Your religious freedom doesn’t allow you to threaten my and my country’s safety with dangerous diseases like measles, smallpox and polio.
Fun fact - Beliefs don't outweigh science and facts. Welcome to the new dark ages
Then Maine residents can stay in Maine.
Stupid idiots. Medical exemptions should be the only ones accepted in public schools. If you have a religious objection, get over it or open your own religious school.