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- The simple answer to this question is
no. Every state in the U.S. has one form of exemption. There are three
types of exemptions: Medical, Religious, and Philosophical. Every state
allows for medical exemptions, ones that waive a person from vaccinations
because they are contraindicated or at high risk. Most states allow religious
exemptions, waiving a person because receiving the vaccine goes strictly
against their religious doctrine. There are currently 22 states that allow
for philosophical exemptions, these are waivers given to people because
vaccines go against their personal beliefs (not neccessarily religious).
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- If you dont live in a state that has
a philosophical exemption, it is possible to gain a religious waiver. Some
states are more flexible on this matter than others. If you have trouble,
try to obtain a form stating that you are an adherant to another's religious
views on vaccination. One resource to obtain such a form is to write to
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- Grace Girdwain
- Human Rights Service
- 8320 S. Nashville Ave
- Burbank, IL 60459-2333
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- They will also send you a small book
entitled Your Personal Guide To
- Immunization Exemptions. There is a small
fee for these, write to her for
- more information.
-
- Below you will see a list of states with
their exemption details and a
- sample exemption form.
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- Vaccine Exemptions by State
- Medical (M) Religious (R) Philosophical
(P)
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- Alabama M R P
- Alaska M R
- Arizona M R P philosophical isn't accepted
in preschool
- Arkansas M R
- California M R P
- Colorado M R P
- Connecticut M R
- Delaware M R must be notarized
- Florida M R
- Georgia M
- Hawaii M R P
- Idaho M R
- Illinois M R
- Indiana M R
- Iowa M R
- Kansas M R
- Kentucky M R
- Louisiana M R P
- Maine M RP
- Maryland M R
- Massachusetts M R P
- Michigan M R P
- Minnesota M R P
- Mississippi M
- Missouri M R
- Montana M R
- Nebraska M R P must be notarized
- Nevada M R
- New Hampshire M R P must be notarized
- New Jersey M R
- New Mexico M R P
- New York M R
- North Carolina M R
- North Dakota M R P
- Ohio M R P
- Oklahoma M R P
- Oregon M R
- Pennsylvania M R P
- Rhode Island M R
- South Carolina M R must be notarized
- South Dakota M R P
- Tennessee M R
- Texas M R
- Utah M R P
- Vermont M R P
- Virginia M R
- Washington M R
- Washington DC M R P
- West Virginia M
- Wisconsin M R P
- Wyoming M R
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- This is an example of a religious exemption
letter. The names/school are
- fake but it gives great ideas on how
to write your own religious exemption.
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- Mr. & Mrs. John Smith
- 123 Alphabet Way
- Anytown, NJ 12345
- (555) 555-5555
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- Mr. Tom Jones, Ed. D., Director
- George Washington School
- 456 Washington Avenue
- Anytown, NJ 12345
- (555) 555-0000
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- Statement
Of Religious Objection To Immunization
-
-
- In accordance with NJ State Statute 26:1A-9.1
1974, and Section 8:57-4.4
- N.J.A.C. 1995, I hereby certify that
the administration of vaccine and other
- immunizing agents to my child, Breanna
Paige Smith, is contrary to my
- Religious beliefs, held either individually
or jointly with others, and I
- therefore request that my child be exempted
from the school immunization
- requirements of NJ State Statute 26:1A-9
1974, and Section 8:57-4.1 N.J.A.C.
- 1995.
-
- We believe in God, and that God has created
us in his image. In being
- created in God,s image, we are given
his perfect immune system. We are
- bestowed with His gift, the immune system.
I believe it is sacrilegious and
- a violation of my sacred religious beliefs
to violate what God has given us
- by showing a lack of faith in God. Immunizations
are a lack of faith in God
- and His way, the immune system. I believe
that receiving immunizations shows
- God that I have no faith in His promises
of protection for us, saying that I
- trust man more than His holy words of
protection for us. We believe in
- Jesus, and his many promises of protection
for us if we place our trust in
- Him.
-
- My religious beliefs are also based upon
the understanding of what God
- requires of them as provided for in the
Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6
-
- Yet for us there is one God, the Father,
from whom are all things and for
- whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ,
through whom are all things and
- through whom we exist.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1
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- For we are the temple of the living God;
and God said, " I will live in them
- and move among them, and I will be their
God, and they shall be my people.
- Therefore come out from them and be separate
from them, and be separate from
- them, says the Lord, and touch nothing
unclean; and I will welcome you, and
- I will be a father to you, and you shall
be my sons and daughters, says the
- Almighty." Since we have these promises,
beloved, let us cleanse ourselves
- from every defilement of body and spirit,
and make holiness perfect in the
- fear of God.Romans 14:14
-
- I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus
that nothing is unclean in itself;
- but it is unclean for any one who thinks
it unclean. 1 Corinthians 12:24-27
-
- But God has adjusted the body, giving
the greater honor to the inferior
- part, that there may be not discord in
the body, but that the members may
- have the same care for one another. If
one member suffers, all suffer
- together; if one member is honored, all
rejoice together. Now you are in the
- body of Christ and individually members
of it.
- 1Corinthians 11:29-30
-
- For anyone who eats and drinks without
discerning the body eats and drinks
- judgement upon himself. That is why many
of you are weak and ill, and some
- of you have died.
- Mark 2:17
-
- And hearing this, Jesus said to them,
"It is not those who are healthy who
- need a physician, but those who are sick;
I did not come to call the
- righteous, but sinners."
- Mark 10:26-28
-
- And they were exceedingly astonished,
and said to him " Then who can be
- saved?" Jesus looked at them and
said, "With men it is impossible, but not
- with God; for all things are possible
with God."
- 1 Corinthians 2:5
-
- That your faith should not stand in the
wisdom of men, but in the power of
- God.
- Mark 5:34
-
- And he said to her, "Daughter, your
faith has made you well; go in peace and
- be healed of your disease." Ephesians
2:8-10
-
- For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and this is not your own
- dong, it is the gift of God - not because
of works, lest any man should
- boast. For we are His workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus for goods works,
- which God prepared beforehand, that we
should walk in them.
- Psalms 91:11
-
- For he will give his angels charge of
you to guard you in all your ways.
- Isaiah 58:11
-
- And the Lord will guide you continually,
and satisfy your desire with good
- things, and make your bones strong; and
you shall be like a watered garden,
- like a spring of water, whose waters
fail not.
-
- I swear that all the foregoing statements
are true to the best of my
- information, knowledge and belief.
-
-
- _________________________________________________
_____________________
-
-
John Smith - Father DATE
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- _________________________________________________
_____________________
-
-
Jane Smith - Mother DATE
-
-
-
- Subscribed and Sworn before me this ________
day of _____________________,
- 1998.
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