New York's Amish face legal challenges against vaccination mandates after the repeal of religious exemptions for schools. This decision followed a measles outbreak in 2018, tied to vaccine hesitancy among Orthodox Jews. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, influenced by liberal appointees, consistently favors public health mandates over religious freedoms. The tension escalated during COVID through targeted actions against religious groups. Amish communities display varying attitudes towards vaccinations, yet share a common distrust of external authorities, raising concerns about bodily autonomy and government overreach.
In New York, ending religious exemptions was triggered after a 2018 measles outbreak in vaccine-hesitant ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities.
The Second Circuit is no friend to religious minorities, rejecting religious freedom arguments against school vaccine mandates in similar cases.
The government's botched COVID-19 response has ignited fierce debate over vaccines and bodily autonomy, now amplified with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading Health and Human Services.
There's significant variation in attitudes toward vaccinations across Amish communities - but they share a historical skepticism in external authorities.
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