NFA Supports 1st Amendment, Health Freedom
Thanks to Wisconsin United for Freedom (WUFF) for alerting us about proposed legislation regarding medical freedom.
Today, Northland Freedom Alliance submitted letters of support to all legislators in the ten county Northwest Region urging them to support these bills.
Analysis of these bills are below including a copy of the letter sent by NFA.
LRB: 4585/1 and LRB 5968/1, relating to: prohibiting discrimination or retaliation against health care providers by health care entities and credentialing boards for ordering or discussing innovative or novel therapies.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau:
This bill prevents health care entities and credentialing boards from discriminating or retaliating against health care providers for ordering innovative therapies or novel therapies if certain conditions are met, including: 1) the health care provider orders the therapy based on his or her assessment of the patient and any available clinical data supporting the therapy; 2) the patient requests the innovative therapy or novel therapy; and 3) the ordered therapy, if the therapy is a drug, device, or biological product, is either approved or authorized for emergency use by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Further, this bill prevents any health care entity or credentialing board from restricting any health care provider from informing a patient of any innovative or novel therapy that may potentially benefit the patient.
Co-Sponsored by: Representatives Shae Sortwell, Dave Murphy, Elijah Behnke, Rachael Cabral-Guevara, Clint Moses, Donna Rozar, Chuck Wichgers and Senator Duey Stroebel
LRB:5049/1, relating to: right of health care providers to express professional opinions related to health or medical information or guidance
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau:
This bill establishes a right of health care providers to express their professional opinions related to health or medical information or guidance, including any statements, policies, studies, publications, or orders. The bill prohibits any health care entity from retaliating against, discriminating against, or taking adverse action against a health care provider for expressing his or her professional opinions. Further, the bill prohibits any examining board or affiliated credentialing board in the Department of Safety and Professional Services from retaliating against, discriminating against, or taking adverse action against, or denying, suspending, limiting, or revoking a credential to, a health care provider for expressing his or her professional opinions.
Co-sponsored by: Representatives Clint Moses, Shae Sortwell, Dave Murphy, Elijah Behnke, Rachael Cabral-Guevara, Donna Rozar, and Chuck Wichgers
February 9, 2022
RE: Support for 4585/1, LRB 5968/1 and LRB 5049/1
Dear Legislator,
Free speech is the bedrock of our republic. We support medical freedom and the right of individuals to make personal health choices in consultation with their doctor.
Northland Freedom Alliance encourages you to consider signing on to several bills currently being circulated.
LRB: 4585/1 and LRB 5968/1 relating to: prohibiting discrimination or retaliation against health care providers by health care entities and credentialing boards for ordering or discussing innovative or novel therapies.
LRB:5049/1 relating to: right of health care providers to express professional opinions related to health or medical information or guidance.
Part of the scientific method includes critical thinking and questioning a hypothesis. Consistent with the scientific method, it is common practice to ‘get a second opinion’ in the medical community. Board certified and credentialed Medical Doctors who question traditional therapies and treatments have recently faced threat of termination, retaliation by the medical community and censorship by big tech. Forced consensus through coercion hinders advancement in public health and tramples on our First Amendment to the Constitution. We urge consideration and support of these bills.