A medical freedom bill waiting to be signed into law by Idaho Gov. Brad Little might end mandatory school immunizations across the U.S. The Idaho Freedom Act (Senate Bill 1023) would prohibit businesses and schools from requiring any “medical interventions,” such as vaccines, for attendance or employment.
After being passed by both the House and Senate, the governor now has until Saturday to either veto or sign the bill. If he does nothing, it automatically becomes law.
The legislation was written by Health Freedom Defense Fund President Leslie Manookian. While she crafted the legislation in response to the oppression of medical freedom during the Covid-19 pandemic, Manookian also emphasizes its broader ramifications — that “Medical freedom should be a universal norm.”
By codifying medical freedom, the bill takes a new approach, beyond religious belief and limited personal exemption claims, in the…
