DC Provides Dubious Vaccination Mandate Exemption to Nun-Physician 2 Days After Lawsuit Filed

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Two days after being sued by a Roman Catholic nun who provides free medical services to the poor, the District of Columbia seemed to capitulate on March 11 by granting the nun a religious exemption to the districtโ€™s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers. But Sister Deirdre Byrneโ€™s attorney said on March 12 that the lawsuit isnโ€™t going awayโ€”at least not for the time beingโ€”because the exemption may be revoked by the D.C. government at any time.

Byrne is a member and superior of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and a retired U.S. Army colonel who served overseas as a soldier and missionary. A medical doctor, sheโ€™s double board-certified in family medicine and general surgery.

Christopher Ferrara, special counsel for the Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm thatโ€™s representing Byrne, said his client has a โ€œdeep and sincere religious oppositionโ€ to all three COVID-19 vaccines approved in the United States because โ€œthey have been tested, developed, or produced with cell lines derived from abortions, something to which Sister Deirdre has deep and sincere religious opposition.โ€

Byrne grabbed national attention when she delivered a pro-life address to the Republican National Convention on Aug. 26, 2020, describing the unborn as โ€œthe largest marginalized group in the world,โ€ and President Donald Trump as โ€œthe most pro-life president this nation has ever had, defending life at all stages.โ€

โ€œAs a physician, I can say without hesitation: Life begins at conception. While what I have to say may be difficult for some to hear, I am saying it because I am not just pro-life, I am pro-eternal life. I want all of us to end up in heaven together someday.โ€

The 484-page legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Byrne v. Bowser, court file 1:22-cv-655, was filed on March 9 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The defendants are the District of Columbia, Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, and D.C. Department of Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt. Bowser and Nesbitt are being sued in their official capacities.

By Matthew Vadum

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