A Michigan mother of two was sentenced to seven days in jail on Wednesday for refusing to vaccinate her 9-year-old son.

WZYZ-TV Detroit reports that 40-year-old Rebecca Bredow was sentenced for contempt of court after she ignored a judge’s order to have her child vaccinated back in November 2016.

Bredow told the judge that vaccinating the child went against her religious beliefs. “I would rather sit behind bars standing up for what I believe in, than giving in to something I strongly don’t believe in,” she declared.
Bredow’s ex-husband James Horne has been trying to get his son immunized since last year, but she is the primary caregiver for their son. He will now have temporary custody to take the child to get vaccinated while his ex sits behind bars.

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