A second senator from the Coalition has pledged to withhold support for any government-backed legislation until Australians refusing to receive the vaccine are “given protection from discrimination.” South Australian Senator Alex Antic’s move follows fellow Coalition member and Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick, who has also pledged to withhold his vote over vaccine mandates and concerns around vaccine safety. “Australians deserve the freedom to choose their own medical treatment and way of life,” Antic wrote on his Facebook page on Nov. 12. “It is not reasonable for Australians to be discriminated against based on their decision to submit (or otherwise) to a medical procedure,” he added. Meanwhile, Rennick wrote to Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Oct. 29 saying he would withdraw his vote, calling for a halt to vaccine mandates and an indemnity scheme for those suffering injuries from the vaccine. “The indemnity scheme needs to be available immediately rather than …