
Senate Bill 252 – Most Comprehensive Medical Freedom Bill in the Nation: “From empowering patients to safeguarding children in schools, Florida continues to enshrine individual liberty and lead with common sense.” “Governor DeSantis has been a pinnacle for freedom, and today we advance the cause of public health and individual autonomy in medical decisions,” said State Surgeon General Dr. These expanded protections will help ensure that medical authoritarianism does not take root in Florida.” “We protected the rights of Floridians to make decisions for themselves and their children and rejected COVID theater, narratives, and hysteria in favor of truth and data. “Our early actions during the pandemic protected Floridians and their freedoms,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. Lastly, Florida is the first state to ban unsafe and unregulated gain-of-function research, like the research conducted in the Wuhan lab.

The legislation also affords medical professionals the freedom to collaborate with patients in prescribing alternative treatments and protects physicians’ freedom of speech.

The landmark legislative package signed today safeguards residents’ freedom by ensuring no patient is forced by a business, school, or government entity to undergo testing, wear a mask, or be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Through these comprehensive pieces of legislation, Governor DeSantis codified permanent COVID-19 protections in the state and positioned Florida as the national leader for medical freedom. Permanent Protections for Floridians from the “Biomedical Security State”ĭESTIN, Fla. - Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed four pieces of legislation that protect Floridians from medical mandates, empower doctors, and prohibit dangerous gain of function research.
