The Idaho Medical Freedom Act would “protect the rights of Idahoans to make their own medical choices free of the fear of losing their jobs,” according to its author, Leslie Manookian. It would also prohibit schools and businesses from mandating medical interventions as a condition of entry.
Gov. Brad Little has “given no indication” whether he’ll sign or veto a bill passed by Idaho lawmakers that would prohibit nearly all medical mandates in the state, according to the bill’s author, Leslie Manookian.
If Little does sign the bill, Manookian thinks it could set a precedent for other states to follow.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act would “protect the rights of Idahoans to make their own medical choices free of the fear of losing their jobs or being excluded from normal daily life,” Manookian said.
The bill also prohibits schools and businesses from mandating medical interventions as a condition of entry.
Manookian, who is also president and founder of the Health Freedom Defense Fund, explained:
Basically, no employer, no business, no entertainment venue, no gym, no store could mandate a medical intervention in order for you to access their business, to shop there, to work there, anything like that.
The only exceptions would be if an employer requires personal protective gear due to an occupational hazard and situations in which the employer receives Medicare or Medicaid funding, such as some hospitals and medical practices.
The Idaho House of Representatives passed the bill March 19 in a 47-23 vote, after the Senate, on Feb. 26, voted 19-14 in favor of the legislation.
The bill was delivered to the governor’s desk Monday morning, Manookian said. Under Idaho law, the bill will become law after five days if the governor doesn’t veto it.
“Little has until Saturday at 11:30 a.m. to veto or sign,” Manookian said. “If he does nothing, it automatically becomes law.”
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