Wed Aug 30, 2023 – 4:54 pm EDTWed Aug 30, 2023 – 5:22 pm EDT
WEST OLIVE, Michigan (LifeSiteNews) — One of the most conservative counties in the state of Michigan has doubled down on its unwavering support for parental rights, throwing local media outlets into a frenzy.
On Tuesday last week, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, which represents roughly 300,000 Michiganians, voted overwhelmingly, 9-2, in favor of a resolution that requires parents to be better informed about their options for school and daycare vaccination mandates.
Led by Chairman Joe Moss, commissioners passed the “Resolution on Childhood Vaccine Waivers for School and Childcare.” The measure doesn’t create new policies but simply strengthens already existing laws by requiring authorities to more clearly promote medical, ethical, or religious exemptions for children.
The resolution was needed, Moss told LifeSite yesterday, because the Ottawa County Department of Public Health has repeatedly failed to properly educate parents about their right to shield their sons and daughters from vaccines.
“There have been a ton of social media ads by our health department promoting vaccines as we head into the new school year. But none includes language about how parents have the
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