South Carolina weighs parental-choice bills as measles outbreak swells
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SC lawmakers debated two vaccine-related bills amid what officials say is the nation’s worst measles outbreak, with one proposal banning vaccine mandates for children under 2 and another eliminating religious exemptions for the MMR vaccine; Democrats opposed both while Republicans framed them around parental rights and public health, as about 990 cases have been reported since October and vaccination uptake shows a recent uptick.
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