Two hospitals have backtracked on hundreds rejected religious exemption requests for COVID vaccination requirements, in the wake of lawsuit threats and a recent legal victory for New York health care workers.
Less than 24 hours after a lawsuit was filed in New York by the Thomas More Society, representing 17 medical professionals, a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the state from disallowing religious exemptions to the mandate.
The three-judge panel issued a unanimous opinion favoring 13 pro-life activists who were sued by the attorney general for protesting and praying outside a New York abortion facility.
At least ten states, including Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada have enacted strict COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the past week, impacting millions of employees, customers, and college students.