Eloise Sutherland contracted rubella while she was pregnant 57 years ago, and as a result of her illness, her child was born deaf.

Sutherland tearfully urged members of the Texas House of Representatives not to pass legislation that would make it easier for parents to exempt their school-age children from vaccines. Spectators in the gallery at the April 28 Public Health Committee hearing said state representatives appeared to be “moved” by Sutherland’s story, letting her speak past the allotted two minutes and lauding her bravery for sharing her story.

Then most of them voted to pass the bill.

Due to the passage of Houston Republican Lacey Hull’s House Bill 1586, there’s an increased chance your child could be seated next to a peer with an infectious disease when school resumes in the f

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