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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.
Parents are pushing back on the Minor Consent to Vaccinations Amendment Act, filing lawsuits in the hopes that the law will be ruled unconstitutional.
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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DC sued over law allowing student vaccines without parental consent
Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
Michael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com)
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Parents of students in the District of Columbia Public Schools are suing the District over a new law that gives officials permission to vaccinate public school children without parental consent – regardless of whether they have a religious objection to non-FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines.
Government usurping parents …
The Minor Consent to Vaccinations Act of 2020 municipal regulation went into effect as law on March 19 after the council passed it in November by a 10–3 vote.
“It enables children ages 11 and older to consent to a vaccine if they are deemed ‘capable of meeting the informed consent standard’ and ‘. able to comprehend . significant risks ordinarily inherent in the medical care,’ The Christian Post (CP) informed. “Under the law, students can have vaccines administered to them without their parents