根据第一自由研究所（First Liberty Institute）律师海勒姆·萨瑟（Hiram Sasser）的说法，纽约州取消学校疫苗强制令的宗教豁免权，正威胁着将阿米什（Amish）家庭驱逐出该州。他正敦促最高法院介入这场持续的法律斗争。
New York’s elimination of religious exemptions for school vaccine mandates is threatening to drive Amish families from the state, according to First Liberty Institute attorney Hiram Sasser, who is urging the Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing legal battle.
几十年来，纽约州一直允许学童享有宗教豁免权。但该州于2019年废除了这一豁免，导致阿米什家庭及其小型私立学校面临疫苗接种要求的压力以及可能导致瘫痪的巨额罚款。第二巡回上诉法院于6月维持了该法律的效力，此后，阿米什人已请求最高法院审理此案。
For decades, New York allowed religious exemptions for schoolchildren. But the state repealed that exemption in 2019, leaving Amish families and their small private schools facing vaccination requirements and potentially crippling fines. The Second Circuit upheld the law in June, and the Amish have since asked the Supreme Court to take up the case.
萨瑟周三对福克斯新闻数字频道（Fox News Digital）表示：“几十年来，纽约州的疫苗强制令一直明文规定有宗教豁免权，这保护了在那里生活了200多年的阿米什人。”
"For decades, New York had a religious exemption for their vaccine mandate that they had on the books, and it protected the Amish who've been there for over 200 years," Sasser told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
“新冠2.0”：议员们在关键摇摆州坚决反对广泛的卫生“警察权力”萨瑟说：“真是一大遗憾，纽约是美国仅有的几个决定取消疫苗宗教豁免权并试图将其强加给所有人的州之一，其中包括私立学校，而不幸的是，这也打击了阿米什人——他们在农场里拥有自己的‘草原小屋’风格的学校。出于某种原因，纽约州决定开始对阿米什人强制执行这一规定，坦率地说，阿米什人根本不参与这类事情。纽约本可以不管阿米什人，但它却偏要强行执行。”
‘COVID 2.0’: LAWMAKERS PUSH BACK ON SWEEPING HEALTH 'POLICE POWER' IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE "And it's just such a shame that New York is one of the only states in America that decided that they wanted to get rid of their vaccine religious exemption and to try to impose it on everybody, including private schools and unfortunately hitting the Amish who have their own ‘Little House on the Prairie’ style schools that they have on their farms and for whatever reason New York decided that they were going to start enforcing this requirement on the Amish who, frankly, just don't participate in these kinds of things and instead of just leaving the Amish alone, New York decided to enforce it."
萨瑟表示，该州对阿米什人处以了“沉重的罚款”，这正在危及其农场，甚至危及他们留在纽约生存的能力。
Sasser said the state has put "crushing fines" on the Amish, which are endangering their farms and even the ability to stay in New York.
天主教修女照顾临终患者，与纽约州的新规定抗争，面临牢狱之灾“我们代表阿米什人。当他们向法院提交文件时，那些文件都是手写的——因为这就是他们的习惯；他们始终以社区为单位共同生活……他们希望成为好公民，为纽约州乃至整个美国做出贡献，”萨瑟说道。“他们渴望过平静、谦逊的生活，希望成为好邻居，但纽约州却对他们提出了宗教上的考验，而这种考验本不应施加在阿米什人身上。”
CATHOLIC NUNS CARING FOR DYING PATIENTS FIGHT NEW YORK TRANS RULE, FACE JAIL TIME "We're representing the Amish, and I got to tell you, when they filed their declaration with the court, it was, it's handwritten because that's how they do it, and they work as a community together…They want to be really good citizens, they want to do their part for the state of New York, for America," Sasser said. "They want to live quiet, humble lives, be good neighbors, but New York is putting them to a religious test that we should never put the Amish to."
萨瑟强调，这场争议不仅仅关乎疫苗问题，它还可能决定阿米什人是否还能在纽约州继续践行自己的信仰和传统生活方式。
Sasser said the dispute is about more than vaccines and could determine whether the Amish can continue living out their faith and traditional way of life in New York.
美国司法部支持这些照顾癌症患者的天主教修女，反对纽约州的新规定“这些修女的生活就像电视剧《草原上的小屋》中所描绘的那样；她们坚守着一种曾经在美国广泛存在的生活方式，尽管我们都已经接受了现代文明的影响，但他们仍在坚守着那种古老的生活方式，”萨瑟解释道。
DOJ BACKS NUNS CARING FOR DYING CANCER PATIENTS IN FIGHT AGAINST NEW YORK TRANS IDEOLOGY MANDATE "These are the Amish schools like ‘Little House on the Prairie,’ if you've ever seen that show. It's like that, and they're carrying out a way of life that was that predominated across America for a long time, but we've all sort of moved on with modern things, but they're holding the fort, so to speak, of a way of life that we all used to live," Sasser said.
“我完全不明白纽约州为什么要干涉他们的生活，”萨瑟继续说道。“坦率地说，阿米什人只是希望被尊重、被允许过自己的生活；他们依然希望成为社区中的积极成员，希望为邻居服务、成为好公民，但纽约州似乎不让他们这样做，除非他们违背自己的宗教信仰。”First Liberty组织表示，他们正在等待对方的回应，以及最高法院的最终裁决。
"I have no idea why the state of New York wants to go in there and shut them down," Sasser continued. "Frankly, the Amish would just like to be left alone, but they still really want to be positive members of the community. They want to serve their neighbors, they want to be good citizens, and New York just won't seem to let them do that unless they violate their religious beliefs." First Liberty said they are awaiting a response from the other side, then a decision from the Supreme Court.
纽约州卫生部在给福克斯新闻数字频道的声明中表示：“该州的责任是保护公众健康、确保纽约人及其家人的安全，并公正公平地执法。虽然我们无法对未决诉讼发表评论，但卫生部致力于消除由疫苗可预防疾病引起的严重疾病和不必要的死亡。卫生部将继续开展社区外展活动，并普及疫苗安全性的教育。纽约州的学校疫苗接种要求以科学为基础，旨在保护所有纽约人的健康和福祉。”福克斯新闻数字频道已联系纽约州长凯西·霍楚尔以及教育专员贝蒂·罗莎寻求置评。
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the New York Department of Health said, "The state’s responsibility is to protect public health, keep New Yorkers and their families safe and enforce the law fairly and equitably. While we cannot comment on pending litigation, the Department is committed to eliminating serious illness and unnecessary deaths caused by vaccine preventable diseases. The Department continues to provide community outreach and education on the safety of immunizations. New York’s school immunization requirements are based in science and protect the health and well-being of all New Yorkers." Fox News Digital reached out to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for comment, as well as commissioner of education Betty Rosa.