The California Senate has approved a controversial bill that removes personal belief exemptions for vaccinating schoolchildren in the state.
Senate Bill 277 would prohibit parents from seeking vaccine exemptions for their children because of religious or personal beliefs. It was approved Thursday by a 25-10 vote, despite the objection of a crowd of concerned parents in Sacramento.
The bill, co-authored by Senator Richard Pan, D-Sacramento and Senator Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, was drawn up after the measles outbreak last year at Disneyland. Pan and Allen have adjusted the bill in hopes of increasing the likelihood it passes both the Senate and Assembly.
The proposal has come under intense scrutiny from parents who believe it infringes on their parental rights. Hearings in Sacramento have often featured a long line of speakers opposed to the measure.
SB 277 would make medical waivers available only for children who have health problems.
The bill now moves to the state Assembly.
(Source: CBS News)
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5 Responses
1. For the most part this doesn’t affect us, as halacha doesn’t object to vaccines.
2. However it does affect some marginal non-Jewish religious groups, and if the government can find a way to outlaw the religious beliefs of one minority, we can be certain they’ll aim for us next.
3. We should be concerned as well that some vaccines are ones not needed by frum Jews, such as ones targetting sexually transmitted diseases (Baruch ha-Shem, not a problem in our community, meaning that the risk of the vaccine isn’t worth the benefit), and also targetting pregnancy (which has been used in some places as a “vaccine” to try prevent women of undesirable social gropus from having children).
Totalitarian
Just remember senator Pan has ties to the pharmaceutical industry and make big bucks if it goes through. It hasn’t passed yet, but it definitely will. This is their first step to take control of the people so they can execute their plans . Jade Helm is the future plan and unfortunately looks like the same plan as we have seen in Germany. People won’t wake up until it’s too late anyways .
Free country my foot.
Vaccines have terribly adverse reactions for some people. To impose this on everyone is typical American lack of seichel. Most of the diseases addressed by vaccines have been wiped out. This is mostly about profit and worship of science.
Well done California!