Thursday, December 09, 2010
Federal Appeals Court Considering Mingo County Woman's Claim
WEST VIRGINIA....
Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia heard oral arguments from Jennifer Workman, a Mingo County woman who claims immunizing her daughter against childhood diseases would be a sacrilege. Last year, Workman's lawsuit seeking to force Lenore Pre-K to 8 School in Mingo County to admit her daughter without state-required vaccinations was thrown out. Workman's lawyer told the appeals court her client holds sincere religious beliefs against immunization, but lawyers for the state and Mingo County school officials say West Virginia does not allow a religious exemption to immunization, and that protection of schoolchildren's health is a compelling state interest.
Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia heard oral arguments from Jennifer Workman, a Mingo County woman who claims immunizing her daughter against childhood diseases would be a sacrilege. Last year, Workman's lawsuit seeking to force Lenore Pre-K to 8 School in Mingo County to admit her daughter without state-required vaccinations was thrown out. Workman's lawyer told the appeals court her client holds sincere religious beliefs against immunization, but # posted by Homer Owens @ 9:59 PM 
