On June 13, 2019 New York State took away the right for school age children to have a religious exemption. This change came with no public hearings & without regard for New Yorkers Constitutional rights. Freedom to practice ones religious belief is at the very foundation of what our country stands for and it is essential we reestablish the right to religious exemption for the youth of NY.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Senate Bill S2994: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s2...
Parents are the only ones who should be making medical decisions for their children. Given by God, they are ours to raise as we see fit under our religious and family values, free from government control.