· 1/11/1965
Wright v. DeWitt School District
Citations
- 385 S.W.2d 644
- 238 Ark. 906
- 1965 Ark. LEXIS 1175
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- finding that smallpox vaccination requirement does not violate free exercise of religion, because individuals’ “freedom to act according to their religious beliefs is subject to a reasonable regulation for the benefit of society as a whole”
- grave, immediate or present health danger need not exist for interest in compulsory vaccination to outweigh religious liberties
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Judges: Holt
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