“A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Houston Methodist Hospital by employees who opposed a Covid-19 vaccine mandate as a condition of employment,” reports CNN. “On Saturday, US District Court Judge Lynn Hughes ruled against Jennifer Bridges and 116 of her fellow Houston Methodist coworkers who sued to block the Covid-19 vaccination requirement. Houston Methodist Hospital moved to dismiss the case.”
“Bridges and her co-workers claimed the Covid-19 vaccines used in the US were “experimental and dangerous,” and that it would be “wrongful” to be terminated for refusing the get vaccinated.
The privately run Houston Methodist Hospital countered, saying not only were Bridges’ claims untrue, but that under Texas’s [employment at will] law, workers are protected from termination only if they refuse to commit a criminal act that carries criminal penalties.”
“The judge agreed with Houston Methodist Hospital. Hughes admonished Bridges’ analogy that her threat of termination in this case was like “forced medical experimentation during the Holocaust.” Judge Hughes called that claim “reprehensible” and said Bridges was not being coerced.”