Religious discrimination? Fired for refusing to get H1N1 vaccine
Submitted by sharpsteve on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 00:03
A former physical therapy assistant says she was a victim of religious discrimination because she was fired for not having a religious reason for opting out of the inoculation.
"When I tried to decline for personal reasons, they said it had to be a religious reason, and I was fired," she said.
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http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20100303/NEWS01/3...
It is my body. Period!
I do not need a religion to defend my rights over what goes into it.
Here is what I've learned about the state of affairs,
at least in my experience:
If you say you have a "religious" reason for refusing, the agents of the State cannot question your religion or inquire about what the religious reasons are. If they do so, the State is open to be sued. If they do, you must refuse to answer.
If you say it is a "personal" reason, you have no protection from so-called prejudice. Sad, but true.
"Conscientious objector" is not accepted when it comes to these vaccines at present.
There are activists who are working on it.
Until then, claim a (personal) "religion" and offer no other explanation.
Exactly
Here in New Hampshire we have only the religious and medical exemptions. Obviously, then, my "beliefs" are my religion ;) I was only asked once about the religious exemption, by an untrained volunteer who was gathering all the papers to register one of my children for school years ago. I told her she wasn't allowed to inquire, and she apologized.
Sniff, sniff... Lawsuit!
Sniff, sniff... Lawsuit!
There is no Left or Right -- there is only freedom or tyranny. Everything else is an illusion, an obfuscation to keep you confused and silent as the world burns around you." - Philip Brennan
"Invest only in things that you can stand in front of and pr
that
sucks
Freedom is NOT free!
My body is my property
I don't understand how everyone can so blindly accept such intrusion upon the most sacred property we own - ourselves.