By Matt Friedman The impassioned debate went on for more than an hour – despite witnesses being limited to only 90 seconds per statement. But a bill that would allow parents to claim a conscientious objection from having their children vaccinated was firmly shot down Monday by the chairman of the Assembly Health and Senior […]
Religion, vaccine laws may clash
By Lindy Washburn, The Record Staff Writer Last summer, New Jersey quietly made it easier for parents to get a religious exemption from the immunization requirements for children entering school or day care. Now a state legislator who’s also a doctor says that was a bad idea. Assemblyman Herb Conaway Jr., D-Burlington, has called on […]