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Medical school cannot ban students who do not vaccinate for religious reasons says judg

• https://thebl.tv by Vanesa Catanzaro

The U.S. Western District Court of Louisiana's Monroe Division issued a temporary restraining order against Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). The action came after three students complained about being barred from obtaining an education, because taking the experimental jab contradicted their religious beliefs. 

Rachel Lynn Magliulo, Matthew Shea Willis and Kirsten Willis Hall claimed the vaccine in question was created from aborted fetal tissue. This allegedly violated their religious beliefs.

The trio also claimed they refused to be vaccinated because the products are experimental and only licensed for emergency use.

Judge Terry Doughty agreed that VCOM's vaccination policy had violated religious freedom rights.

"The plaintiffs's potential harm of a constitutional violation, ability to complete their education, ethics charges, and possible expulsion outweighs VCOM's interest," he said in the final decision.

Doughty also found the vaccine policy prevented students from joining the Standardized Patient Examinations and Early Clinical Experiences, which are required to be completed before graduation.


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