Four medical professionals who work for a Catholic hospital filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state's vaccination mandate for health care workers on the grounds it does not include a religious exemption. The arguments by the plaintiffs include that they believe their Roman Catholic faith prevents them from "committing a grave sin" by taking [[COVID-19 vaccines]] that may have used fetal stem cell tissues as part of their research and development. "The governor has declared open war against those who oppose vaccination on [[religious]] grounds because these religious beliefs are in conflict with her own," the complaint states. "Gov. Hochul repeatedly claims that religious beliefs in opposition to vaccination are illegitimate and invalid."<ref>https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/New-challenge-of-vaccine-mandate-cites-Hochul-s-16509151.php</ref> | Four medical professionals who work for a Catholic hospital filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state's vaccination mandate for health care workers on the grounds it does not include a religious exemption. The arguments by the plaintiffs include that they believe their Roman Catholic faith prevents them from "committing a grave sin" by taking [[COVID-19 vaccines]] that may have used fetal stem cell tissues as part of their research and development. "The governor has declared open war against those who oppose vaccination on [[religious]] grounds because these religious beliefs are in conflict with her own," the complaint states. "Gov. Hochul repeatedly claims that religious beliefs in opposition to vaccination are illegitimate and invalid."<ref>https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/New-challenge-of-vaccine-mandate-cites-Hochul-s-16509151.php</ref> |