Anti-Vaxxers Challenge Missouri's Religious Exemption Process in the Eighth Circuit
Measles can be prevented by vaccination with measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. (AP file photo/Eric Risberg) ST. LOUIS (CN) — A group of Missouri parents told an Eighth Circuit panel on Tuesday that the state requires them to go through a forced indoctrination session to religiously opt out of vaccines required for their children to attend school. “This is a hybrid rights case,” plaintiffs’ attorney Linus Baker told the three-judge panel via a teleconference hearing. “It has many fundamental rights. These parents cannot raise these children the way they want, they cannot provide i...
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