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Ohio Joe

(21,756 posts)
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 03:21 PM Feb 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Spurns Bid for Religious Opt-Out From Vaccine Rule

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider requiring that government-imposed Covid-19 vaccine mandates include religious exemptions, turning away an appeal by a group of Maine health-care workers.

The justices left intact a federal appeals court decision letting Maine fully enforce its shot requirement for workers in licensed health-care facilities. Maine is one of three states, along with New York and Rhode Island, that require vaccination of health-care workers and allow exemptions only for medical reasons.

Although the Supreme Court has limited the federal government’s power to require Covid shots or tests, the justices have allowed state and local mandates, even without religious exemptions. The court left in force New York’s requirement in December.

The Supreme Court had already rejected the Maine challengers in October, when over three dissents the justices refused to intervene on an emergency basis.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/u-s-supreme-court-spurns-bid-for-religious-opt-out-from-vaccine-rule/ar-AAUalmO?ocid=msedgntp

I won't lie... I'm surprised... Maybe they just think it's time their base stopped committing suicide by covid

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U.S. Supreme Court Spurns Bid for Religious Opt-Out From Vaccine Rule (Original Post) Ohio Joe Feb 2022 OP
That is quite surprising. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #1
A few months ago I saw the best argument against religious exemptions AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2022 #2
... Faux pas Feb 2022 #3

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,028 posts)
2. A few months ago I saw the best argument against religious exemptions
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 03:26 PM
Feb 2022

Basically, there already is a vaccine exemption in the mandates. It's called getting tested.

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