OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has refused to block Creighton University’s requirement that all students get vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the objections of a handful of students who said getting the shots would violate their religious beliefs against abortion.
The Catholic university in Omaha mandated that all students get vaccinated in August.
The lawsuit says the students object because vaccines were developed or tested using cells from aborted fetuses.
The Vatican has declared that such vaccines are morally acceptable when others aren’t available.
The students’ attorney didn’t immediately respond to questions on Monday, so it wasn’t immediately clear if they will continue to press the lawsuit.
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