(Banner, Wyo.) The
Wyoming Vaccine Information Network has announced today (Monday) that House Bll
5, which would have eliminated the religious exemption that presently exists
with regard to mandatory vaccinations for both public and private schools, has
been withdrawn by its sponsors in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Jacque Jones of Wyoming Vaccine Information Network
stated, “This is indeed a victory for all of the volunteers in Wyoming who made
the effort to contact their State Representatives, and to explain the many
reasons why it is essential to keep the religious exemption intact when it
comes to mandatory vaccinations.”
Pro-life advocates also strongly supported this effort
because, according to one Casper pro-lifer, JoAnn Williams, “the possibility
that any vaccine has as a source aborted fetal tissue is an issue that needs to
be brought to public attention. The
pro-life community wishes to be an advocate for those most vulnerable members
of our society who have no voice.”
The Christian Science Church also fought this bill, since
their members use spiritual, and not medical, methods in providing for their
health care.
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Susan Pearce, Banner, Wyoming (307) 737-2325, spearce@tctwest.net or
Jacque (pronounced Jackie) Jones, Buffalo, Wyoming (307) 684-2969,
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