{"id":10860,"date":"2021-08-19T19:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T02:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10860"},"modified":"2021-08-31T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T02:36:34","slug":"covid-vaccination-and-conscience-debate-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10860","title":{"rendered":"COVID Vaccination and Conscience Debate Intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amid a spike of cases and concerns about the Delta variant, some U.S. bishops oppose a religious exemption, yet ethics experts caution against mandates.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Catholic Register<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Judy Roberts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>An increase in COVID-19 cases sparked by the Delta variant has sharpened the divide among Catholics in the United States over whether individuals should be required to inoculate against the coronavirus or have the right in conscience to decline the currently available vaccines. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid a wave of new vaccine mandates being rolled out by businesses and institutions in response to the spike, Catholics who morally object to the vaccines are finding themselves at odds with those who think the ethical obligation to protect public health should be the foremost consideration.\u00a0 .  . <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/news\/covid-vaccination-and-conscience-debate-intensifies\">continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid a spike of cases and concerns about the Delta variant, some U.S. bishops oppose a religious exemption, yet ethics experts caution against mandates. 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