A federal judge in Pittsburgh denied a young Marine's request for a hardship discharge that claimed anxiety over the controversial anthrax vaccine caused a potentially life-threatening illness in his mother. During a hearing, James M. O'Neil said his mother has been sick for 10 months and lost 60 pounds from worrying about the anthrax, which are required for all 2.4 million active duty and reserve troops. Concern over the vaccine prompted some service personnel to refuse the shots.
December 15, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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A federal judge has denied a young Marine’s request for a hardship discharge that claimed anxiety over the controversial anthrax vaccine has caused a potentially life-threatening illness in his mother.
U.S. District Judge Donald Ziegler ruled on Friday, Dec. 3, that Pfc. James M. O’Neil, 22, of Rochester Mills, Indiana County, did not prove his claim that receiving the anthrax vaccine violated his constitutional rights as well as his rights under the Nuremburg Code.
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