Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bill Requiring Conscience Protections for COVID Jab Mandates

Calvin Freiburger : Apr 7, 2023
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Katie Hobbs claimed that banning mandates, not mandates themselves, hurts the economy.

(Phoenix, AZ) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Arizona Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation to strengthen conscience protections for residents who object to being vaccinated, claiming that prohibiting vaccine mandates rather than the mandates themselves would "devastate" the economy. (Image: via LifeSiteNews-Screengrab)

Just the News reported that Senate Bill 1250 would have required employers to offer exemptions for "COVID-19 vaccination, influenza A or B vaccination, or flu vaccination or any vaccination authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration for emergency use only," with violations punishable by $5,000 fines.

"This bill is unnecessary, as legal protections for an employee's religious beliefs already exist in federal employment law," Hobbs said in her veto message. "This bill also threatens employers with a civil penalty and a hefty fine, which could be devastating for Arizona's many small businesses."

"I spent my entire career as a nurse, being an advocate for my patients and ensuring that their beliefs are respected and protected," Republican state Sen. Janae Shamp responded. "The reason I'm here at the Senate is because I was fired from my job as a nurse after refusing to get the experimental COVID-19 vaccine. My top priority is this bill because during the pandemic, Americans' medical freedoms were taken from them, myself included. For me, the Governor's veto is personal. Not just for me but for every Arizonan who lost their job in the same manner"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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