Is Jessica Biel an Anti-Vaxxer or Not?
by EG
Social media wasted no time cancelling Jessica Biel after she expressed support for a bill that has been interpreted as part of the anti-vaccination movement. She says she's been misunderstood. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
Jessica Biel said she’s “not against vaccinations” Thursday — days after joining anti-vaccination advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in lobbying against a controversial vaccine bill in California.
The “7th Heaven” actress defended appearing before Sacramento lawmakers earlier this week to voice opposition to SB277, a state bill which would limit medical exemptions from vaccines.
“I am not against vaccinations — I support children getting vaccinations and I also support families having the right to make educated medical decisions for their children alongside their physicians,” Biel wrote in an Instagram post Thursday morning.
She said her “concern” with SB277 is “solely regarding medical exemptions” — and is a personal issue.
“My dearest friends have a child with a medical condition that warrants an exemption from vaccinations, and should this bill pass, it would greatly affect their family’s ability to care for their child in this state,” wrote Biel, alongside a photo showing her outside the statehouse.
She continued, “That’s why I spoke to legislators and argued against this bill. Not because I don’t believe in vaccinations, but because I believe in giving doctors and the families they treat the ability to decide what’s best for their patients and the ability to provide that treatment.”
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