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TexasTowelie

(117,261 posts)
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 05:03 PM Oct 2021

SB 1169 on Pritzker's desk supports firing people who don't comply with COVID-19 mandates

People in Illinois many not be able to cite religious or moral objections to COVID-19 vaccine or testing mandates for much longer.

The Illinois Senate passed an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act with a 31-24 vote late Thursday night.

The proposal, Senate Bill 1169, now awaits Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature.

For more than four decades, the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act has protected people from having to provide or receive medical treatments that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs.

What does passing of SB1169 mean?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many have used the law to challenge employers who require them to be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing for the coronavirus.

Read more: https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/10/29/sb-1169-illinois-what-does-it-mean-amid-vaccine-mandates/6191888001/
(Springfield State Journal Register)

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SB 1169 on Pritzker's desk supports firing people who don't comply with COVID-19 mandates (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2021 OP
Adios muchachos.. raising2moredems Oct 2021 #1
I approve this message! ShazzieB Nov 2021 #2

raising2moredems

(713 posts)
1. Adios muchachos..
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 10:16 PM
Oct 2021

And don't expect to collect unemployment. There is no constitutional right to spread disease - cripes - remember the AIDS witch hunt? I I also consider anti-vaxxers to be unfit parents. I've yet to hear ANY religious leader say don't get vaccinated. Your "deeply held religious belief" does not trump mine. Religion has been used to justify all kinds of bad behavior over the centuries.

ShazzieB

(18,856 posts)
2. I approve this message!
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 12:59 AM
Nov 2021


So proud to live in a state that is sane and sensible where covid is concerned!
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