Parents Sue D.C. Mayor for Allowing Minors to Receive Vaccine Without Parental Consent

Yet another example of the loss of personal and religious freedom in the name of "safety".


Townhall

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and other Washington, D.C. officials are being sued over a law that allows children as young as 11 to receive the COVID-19 vaccination without the consent of their parents.

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The D.C. Council voted 12-1 in October to approve the measure that allows minors aged 11 and up to determine if they should get vaccinated in the event that a doctor finds they are capable of informed consent.

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Two lawsuits have been filed in D.C. federal court this month that allege that the D.C. vaccination law is a violation of parents’ rights and religious freedoms

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The law allows children who have religious exemptions from vaccines, due to filed documents from their parents, to be immunized if they wish. Physicians would leave vaccine records blank and send the records directly to the child's school without parents being notified. Vaccine providers also must receive payment from insurers without the knowledge of the child's parents.

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It clearly contradicts multiple requirements of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986," CHD Staff Attorney Rolf Hazlehurst told Townhall. "In essence, the D.C. Minor Consent to Vaccinations Amendment requires health care providers to violate multiple federal laws which are designed to protect the child."

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The Minor Consent Act violates the parents right to direct the care and upbringing of their children, which is protected by the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment," Hazlehurst said. "The Minor Consent Act illegally forces the plaintiffs to choose between sending their children to DCPS schools, or surrendering their rights."

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