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Vaccine Victory: Mississippi must provide the option for a religious exemption to Mandatory Vaccine Law

This ruling sets a legal precedent with the potential to change the entire nation.

HISTORIC WIN FOR MISSISSIPPI AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FOR ALL VACCINES WILL NOW BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR MISSISSIPPI SCHOOLCHILDREN

On April 18th 2023, Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), with their legal team led by lawyer Aaron Siri, had a historic win in federal court.

As a federal judge tasked with interpreting the United States Constitution, Judge Sul Ozerden issued a measured written opinion today recognizing that the First Amendment of the United States Constitution demands that a religious exemption option be provided if the state offers secular exemptions (which it does).

Practically, what this ruling means is that, by July 15, 2023, Mississippi must provide the option for a religious exemption to the state’s vaccination requirements for schoolchildren.

(Walker D. Moller, Attorney with Siri & Glimstad)

Mississippi Religious exmpt.Judge-Ozerden-Preliminary-Injunction-Ruling

VLA Comment: Current states without religious or personal belief exemptions for school immunization requirements are California, Connecticut, Maine, Mississippi, New York and West Virginia.

This ruling sets a legal precedent with the potential to change the entire nation.

Jeff Sessions Commitment to Religious Freedom (Vaccines?)

Sessions said that the Justice Department and the Trump administration as a whole was now operating under the guidance of 20 fundamental principles pertaining to religious freedom. That, he said, included protecting Americans’ right to worship as they choose and act upon their beliefs without undue government interference.

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Religious Freedom for Vaccines: TRUMP’S New office at HHS

Read this link first

See this  8 minute TRUMP video second “Who will crush the serpents head”

NEW YORK TAKE ACTION NOW!

NEW YORK is known to not only deny religious exemptions but to have created a limit on accepting them.

Just call and say…. co-sponsor S6141c or A8123a
 
FIND Representatives by zip code-NY  http://nyassembly.gov/mem/ (A8123a)
Find my Senator by Zip CodeNY https://www.nysenate.gov/find-my-senator (S6141c)
You might also communicate to the Republican leaders of the houses that  President Trump has set up a new office at the HHS for religious freedom (in case they haven’t heard) so that Republicans will vote as a unified party on the issue of religious freedom and vaccines.  Although the new agency only mentions vaccines as it pertains to religious freedom and medicaid, the head of the Agency, who I understand is a deeply religious acolyte requests that all concerned with being denied religious freedom as it pertains to vaccines, send in a complaint.

Use this link for FACEBOOK POSTS

https://www.hhs.gov/conscience/complaints/filing-a-complaint/index.html

Section #9 covers: state or local government agency that is responsible for administering health care • State or local government income assistance or human service agency • Hospital • Medicaid and Medicare provider • Physician or other health care professional in private practice with patients assisted by Medicaid • Family health center • Community mental health center • Alcohol and drug treatment center • Nursing home • Foster care home • Public and private adoption or foster care agency • Day care center • Senior citizen center • Nutrition program • Any entity established under the Affordable Care Act • HMO • Pharmacy • Homeless shelter •Health researcher

Video of press conference of the announcement:  https://www.facebook.com/HHS/videos/1727117023985283/

VLA COMMENT: 8 minutes of Trump on Vaccines and Autism during campaign. TRUMP IS KEEPING HIS PROMISES!

How to File a Conscience or Religious Freedom Complaint

Complaint Requirements

Your complaint must:

  • Be filed in writing by mail, fax, e-mail, or via the OCR Complaint Portal
  • Name the health care or social service provider involved, and describe the acts or omissions, you believe violated conscience or religious freedom laws or regulations

File a Conscience or Religious Freedom Complaint Online

Open the OCR Complaint Portal and select the type of complaint you would like to file.

Complete as much information as possible, including:

  • Information about you, the complainant
  • Details of the complaint
  • Any additional information that might help OCR when reviewing your complaint

You will then need to electronically sign the complaint and complete the consent form. After completing the consent form you will be able to print out a copy of your complaint to keep for your records.

File a Conscience or Religious Freedom Complaint in Writing

File a Complaint Using the Conscience or Religious Freedom Complaint Form Package

Open and fill out the Conscience and Religious Freedom Complaint Form Package in PDF format. You will need Adobe Reader software to fill out the complaint and consent forms. You may either:

  • Print and mail the completed complaint and consent forms to:
    Centralized Case Management Operations
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
    Room 509F HHH Bldg.
    Washington, D.C. 20201
  • Email the completed complaint and consent forms to OCRMail@hhs.gov (Please note that communication by unencrypted email presents a risk that personally identifiable information contained in such an email, may be intercepted by unauthorized third parties)

File a Complaint without the Conscience or Religious Freedom Complaint Form Package

If you prefer, you may submit a written complaint in your own format by either:

  • Mail to
    Centralized Case Management Operations
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
    Room 509F HHH Bldg.
    Washington, D.C. 20201
  • Email to OCRMail@hhs.gov

Be sure to include:

  • Your name
  • Full address
  • Telephone numbers (include area code)
  • E-mail address (if available)
  • Name, full address and telephone number of the person, agency or organization you believe discriminated against you
  • A brief description of what happened, including how, why, and when you believe your (or someone else’s) conscience or religious freedom rights were violated
  • Any other relevant information
  • Your signature and date of complaint
  • The name of the person on whose behalf you are filing if you are filing complaint for someone else

You may also include:

  • Any special accommodations for us to communicate with you about this complaint
  • Contact information for someone who can help us reach you if we cannot reach you directly
  • If you have filed your complaint somewhere else and where you’ve filed

If you mail a complaint, be sure to send it to:

Centralized Case Management Operations
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 509F HHH Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20201

You do not need to sign the complaint and consent forms when you submit them by email because submission by email represents your signature.

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Filing Complaints with Other Agencies

If you have a complaint about housing, law enforcement, labor, education, or employment discrimination, OCR does not investigate these types of complaints. Find out where to get help