Hartford Courant
Joining thousands gathered outside the State Capitol, opponents of a bill to repeal Connecticut’s religious exemption for school vaccinations pray outside the capitol before the State Senate voted on the legislation in Hartford, Conn.
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Connecticut will no longer allow a religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy.
The legislation was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Ned Lamont, hours after the Democratic-controlled Senate passed the bill late Tuesday night. More than 2,000 opponents had rallied outside the state Capitol building, arguing the legislation unfairly infringes on their religious liberties and parental rights.
Connecticut becomes 6th state to end religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools
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