Gov.
Ron DeSantis
(R-FL) is seeking to protect
Florida
from the “biomedical security state” with legislation to ban
COVID-19
vaccine and mask
mandates
.
DeSantis touted his plan to “prescribe freedom” and maintain “protections for
free speech
for medical practitioners.”
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“When the world lost its mind, Florida was a refuge of sanity, serving strongly as freedom’s linchpin,” the Republican governor
said
on Tuesday. “These measures will ensure Florida remains this way and will provide landmark protections for free speech for medical practitioners.”
“It required us over the past few years to stand against major institutions in our society: The bureaucracy, the medical establishment, legacy media, and even the President of the United States who, together, were working to impose a biomedical security state on society,” he added.
Dr. Joseph Ladapo, the Florida state surgeon general, supported the move to protect the free exchange of medical ideas.
“As a health sciences researcher and physician, I have personally witnessed accomplished scientists receive threats due to their unorthodox positions,” Ladapo said. “However, many of these positions have proven to be correct, as we’ve all seen over the past few years. All medical professionals should be encouraged to engage in scientific discourse without fearing for their livelihoods or their careers.”
Florida first lady
Casey DeSantis
shared an infographic of his plan.
“Across the country, freedom has been stripped from The People in the name of public health,” she
tweeted
. “Not in Florida.”
Across the country, freedom has been stripped from The People in the name of public health.
Not in Florida.
Today @GovRonDeSantis announced he will end any remaining unscientific restrictions – permanently.
On behalf of a grateful state, thank you, Gov! pic.twitter.com/3bRC4skaEO
— Casey DeSantis (@CaseyDeSantis) January 17, 2023
In addition to permanently banning mask mandates in schools and businesses, the governor’s proposal seeks to prohibit hiring discrimination and school-entry requirements based on vaccination status.
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The legislation follows a
2021 Florida bill
protecting employees’ and parents’ rights to make personal healthcare decisions.
On Tuesday, House Republicans introduced a bill to end the country’s three-year COVID-19 public health emergency.
