Rights & Ethics
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U.S. Constitution & Civil Liberties


1964 Civil Rights Act Protects Some Healthcare Workers with Religious Objections to Employer Flu Shot Mandates

Flu shot mandate causes conflict for certain healthcare workers whose religious beliefs prevent them from receiving the influenza vaccine. Many face retaliation, including being fired or not hired for a job.

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Repealed or Denied Vaccine Exemptions May Warrant the Filing of a Complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Read on for a guide to filing a discrimination complaint with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) division of the U.S. Department of Education under Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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Freedom to Dissent and the New Blacklist in America

Freedom to Dissent and the New Blacklist in America

NVIC Cofounder and President Barbara Loe Fisher reviews recent efforts to block freedom to publicly dissent about vaccine safety and the ethics of mandatory vaccination laws. Parallels are drawn between the “blacklist era” of the 1950’s and current efforts to eliminate civil liberties, including the human right to freedom of speech and conscience.

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Taking No Prisoners in the Vaccine Culture War

With CDC narrowing of contraindications that qualify for a medical exemptions, vaccine risks are not equally shared by all. Why are the lives of those at risk for vaccine injury valued less by public health officials than the lives of immune compromised children?

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