June 9, 2021, correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Dr. Erika Smith as Dean of Academic Services at Brandeis University. LifeSite apologizes for the error.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) –A powerful testimony during the hearing for an Ohio bill that would permit residents to decline to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus compared the current push for mass vaccination to pre-Civil Rights era denial of human rights for the black population.
Dr. Erika Smith, who holds Ph.D. in English Literature from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), said that “those who love freedom must act before it’s too late.”
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House Bill 248 states that Ohioans may decline to receive the jab as long as they submit a written statement or verbally declare that they decline to be vaccinated.
The bill further clarifies that “When declining the vaccination, the individual … shall not be required to do anything beyond submitting the written statement or making the verbal declaration described in this section.”
“Current disparate treatment runs rife across this nation, spreading like wildfire, demanding in exchange for job security and participation in society the injection of medical treatments that are devoid of both FDA approval and legal recourse when damaging side
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