Judge Blocks Washington Law That Let Children Get Vaccines Without Parental Consent

A vaccine is prepared at a clinic in Washington in a file image. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A federal judge on March 18 blocked a District of Columbia law that allowed children in the nation’s capital to receive a vaccine without parental consent.

The parents who sued over the law appear likely to succeed in proving claims that the law violates federal statutes and will be irreparably harmed if a preliminary injunction weren’t entered, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden wrote in a 38-page opinion.