Medical Workers Ask Supreme Court to Block NY Vaccine Mandate Lacking Religious Exemption

Catholic News Agency ^ | 2/15/22 | Christine Rousselle

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A group of healthcare workers once again petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to block New York’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for healthcare employees, and allow religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate.

The Supreme Court previously declined to issue an emergency injunction in the case Dr. A v. Hochul, although three justices said they would have granted relief. On Feb. 14 the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the Thomas More Society filed another petition for certiorari in the case at the Supreme Court.

The lawsuit against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) was filed on behalf of 17 medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, who say receiving the vaccine violates their religious convictions.

The medical professionals say they are willing to be tested frequently and wear additional personal protective equipment in lieu of receiving the vaccination.

On Aug. 18, 2021, Hochul signed into law a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. Initially, the law permitted an exemption for religious beliefs. This was removed Aug. 26.

The mandate stated that anyone who refused to get vaccinated would be fired, and would not be permitted to receive unemployment benefits.

While many of the plaintiffs are Catholics, Catholic leaders have encouraged Catholics to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Catholic teaching does, however, discourage the use of vaccine mandates, saying that people should not be coerced into violating their consciences.

The three coronavirus vaccines currently available in the United States were all either developed or produced using a fetal cell line that may have been derived from an elective abortion.

New York is one of three states that do not permit religious exemptions to their existing vaccine mandate.

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Sure, since the Supremes seem to decide these mandate cases based on flipping coins, keep throwing cases at them and maybe we’ll get “heads” this time.

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On Aug. 18, 2021, Hochul signed into law a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. Initially, the law permitted an exemption for religious beliefs. This was removed Aug. 26.

So it took only a week to change the law as advertised in the media to the law that the leaders really wanted. The state plays games while trying to slaughter its people.