Maine Senate Votes to Preserve Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations

Maine Senate Votes to Preserve Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations
Illustration of an anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in Sta. Cruz city, Metro Manila, Philippines on Dec. 4, 2017. File Photos/Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
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An effort to end all non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccinations in Maine was in limbo on May 2. The state Senate voted to amend the law to allow parents to keep opting out on religious grounds.

The bill had passed the Democratic-controlled state House of Representatives last month, making Maine one of at least seven states considering ending non-medical exemptions amid the worst outbreak of measles in the United States in 25 years.