New York's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers does not allow for religious exemptions- something that is particularly problematic for pro-life workers. Many pro-lifers take issue with the fact that all currently available COVID-19 vaccines were either developed or manufactured through the use of cell lines harvested from aborted children. For that reason, those pro-lifers often choose not to take these vaccines.
New York is one of only three states that don't allow workers to file religious exemptions to its vaccine mandate. Workers who do not conform to the mandate will be fired, and they will not be allowed to receive unemployment benefits.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the Thomas More Society filed the lawsuit against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on behalf of 17 healthcare workers. These workers argue that the mandate violates their religious beliefs.
