religious exemption
Christie’s vaccine statements aside, N.J. already allows parents to refuse on religious grounds
By Susan K. Livio — February 3, 2015
TRENTON, N.J. (RNS) In the 2013-14 school year, nearly 9,000 New Jersey children used a religious exemption to decline immunizations that under state law children must receive in order to attend school.
COMMENTARY: Why a religious exemption would not open the floodgates
By Kirsten Powers — July 9, 2014
(RNS) Religious exemption opponents claim it would relegate gays to second-class citizens. But religious institutions in the U.S. already enjoy exemptions to discriminate in hiring, including refusing to hire women in senior leadership.
Senate rejects conscience clause change to contraception rule
By Daniel Burke — March 1, 2012
(RNS) The Senate voted 51-48 on Thursday (March 1) against an amendment that would have allowed health insurers and employers to refuse to provide services that violate their religious or moral beliefs.
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