Christian Parents Sue Michigan Hospital For Requiring Vaccinations Before Kidney Transplant For Daughter

The Detroit Press reports:

The mother of a west Michigan teenager is suing Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital for officials’ decision to require the girl be vaccinated before receiving a kidney transplant.

The teen’s adoptive parents are arguing the hospital’s requirement violates their religious beliefs, although a medical expert said the transplant puts her at greater risk of death from infectious disease.

Jenna Campau and her husband argue that requirement violates their civil rights protections because they hold religious objections to “any vaccine or medical product that is produced or researched using aborted fetal cells and also genetic modifications or therapies that involve combing (sic) human and cells or DNA,” the lawsuit states.

Read the full article. The hospital requires pre-transplant vaccinations against flu, HPV, and COVID-19. In their lawsuit, the parents also cite a Leviticus admonition against “unclean animals.” The suit being funded by an anti-vax group called We The Patriots.

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— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) May 16, 2022