ALBANY, NY – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) issued the following statement in response to today’s denial of a temporary restraining order against Dinowitz’s legislation (A2371/S2994) to repeal non-medical exemptions to school vaccine requirements. The lawsuit was brought in Albany County Supreme Court by Children’s Health Defense, an organization led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. which raises money for anti-vaxx causes. The legislation was introduced in the State Senate by Brad Hoylman.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D - Bronx) said: “I am glad that science has prevailed once more and that the public health will continue to be protected while our judicial system works through this lawsuit. My legislation is not and has never been about religion. It is about protecting public health. Those who are opposed to vaccinations should not be allowed to put the health of other people’s children at risk – end of story. Similar legislation has been upheld in California, and the policy has been in effect for many years in West Virginia and Mississippi. I am confident that my legislation will withstand this lawsuit and our children will be more protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.”