http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/vaccine-21177-attorney-woman.html
October 02, 2009 8:15 AM Mathew Pelligrino
Florida Freedom Newspapers
MILTON — Carmen Reynolds has 60 days to find a civil rights attorney to handle her lawsuit against the state of Florida.
Santa Rosa County Circuit Judge Ron Swanson on Thursday granted the continuance and denied the state’s motion to dismiss the case.
Reynolds has named Gov. Charlie Crist, Attorney General Bill McCollum and Florida Surgeon General Ana Viamonte as defendants in her complaint that challenges a section in a new statute that allows law enforcement officers to vaccinate a resident in an emergency situation.
The statute says a resident can be forced to be vaccinated, treated or examined if they signify mortality and present a severe danger to the public.
Reynolds, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who has health issues herself, said the statute infringes on her constitutional rights.
“I have health issues, and with this statute in place, that is not a good thing. This goes against our rights at life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” Reynolds said.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
JUDGE GIVES 60-DAY CONTINUANCE IN MANDATORY VACCINATION LAWSUIT
http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_4245.shtml
WEAR-TV 3, PENSACOLA:
SANTA ROSA - Follow up to a story we told you about last week.
A Navarre woman, who is fighting a vaccination law, had a court hearing in Milton Thursday afternoon.
Carmen Reynolds is suing Florida's governor, attorney general and surgeon general. She is fighting a law that says if there's a severe public danger, the state can force people to be vaccinated. The law makes no exceptions for health conditions or religious objections. The only alternative is quarantine. The statute says law enforcement officers can be called in if necessary. The attorney general's office has filed a motion to dismiss, saying that Reynolds hasn't been directly affected by the law.
Carmen Reynolds: "I served my country for 22 years not to be told that I am a criminal, a 2nd degree misdemeanor offender because I raised my hand and said this isn't right. I don't want toxins in my body because it jeopardizes my health."
WEAR-TV 3, PENSACOLA:
SANTA ROSA - Follow up to a story we told you about last week.
A Navarre woman, who is fighting a vaccination law, had a court hearing in Milton Thursday afternoon.
Carmen Reynolds is suing Florida's governor, attorney general and surgeon general. She is fighting a law that says if there's a severe public danger, the state can force people to be vaccinated. The law makes no exceptions for health conditions or religious objections. The only alternative is quarantine. The statute says law enforcement officers can be called in if necessary. The attorney general's office has filed a motion to dismiss, saying that Reynolds hasn't been directly affected by the law.
Carmen Reynolds: "I served my country for 22 years not to be told that I am a criminal, a 2nd degree misdemeanor offender because I raised my hand and said this isn't right. I don't want toxins in my body because it jeopardizes my health."
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