Amish Ask Supreme Court to Review New York’s 2019 Vaccine Mandate

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 1

Amish families have asked the Supreme Court to hear their challenge to New York’s school vaccine law after the Second Circuit upheld the mandate in June.
New York repealed its religious exemption in 2019, exposing Amish children and their small private schools to vaccination requirements and, their lawyers say, potentially crushing fines.
First Liberty argues the policy threatens the Amish community’s ability to remain in New York and maintain a centuries-old religious way of life centered on farm-based schools.
New York’s health department says school immunization rules are science-based, enforced fairly and aimed at preventing serious illness and unnecessary deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.