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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 943 By: Deevers
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to health care; creating the Oklahoma
66	66	Medical Freedom Act; providing short title; stating
67	67	findings and declarations; pro hibiting interference
68	68	with certain right; prohibiting certain
69	69	discrimination; granting certain protections to
70	70	health care professionals; prohibiting certain acts
71	71	by specified entities; creating certain cause of
72	72	action; providing for expedited judicial revi ew;
73	73	providing for noncodification; providing for
74	74	codification; and declaring an emergency.
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
81	81	codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
82	82	A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma
83	83	Medical Freedom Act”.
84	84	B. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
85	85	1. During the years 2020 through 2022, federal government
86	86	agencies collaborated with medic al organizations, media
87	87	personalities, social media platforms, and other influ ential
88	88	entities to orchestrate a coordinated and coercive propaganda
89	89	campaign. This campaign was characterized by psychological pressure
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141	141	and public shaming directed at individua ls who declined COVID-19
142	142	vaccinations, coupled with the aggressive suppression of dissenting
143	143	views, including those expressed by esteemed medical and scientific
144	144	professionals with extensive credentials;
145	145	2. This coordinated effort created an environment co nducive to
146	146	the implementation of unconstitutional and unethical medical
147	147	mandates at federal, state, and local levels. These mandates
148	148	disregarded individual autonomy and the principles of informed
149	149	consent and due process, which are cornerstones of ethical medical
150	150	practice;
151	151	3. As a result of these mandates, thousands of Americans in the
152	152	public and private sectors, including Oklahoma citizens, were
153	153	unjustly terminated from their employment and/or lost retirement
154	154	benefits for exercising their right to medical freedom. Many others
155	155	were denied access to essential public accommodations, violating
156	156	their constitutional rights and creating severe social and economic
157	157	repercussions;
158	158	4. Emerging peer-reviewed studies and post -marketing
159	159	surveillance data have revealed that COVID-19 vaccinations, contrary
160	160	to the assertions of the propaganda campaign:
161	161	a. provided a substantially lower level of protection
162	162	against contracting and transmitting C OVID-19 than
163	163	initially claimed, undermining the justification for
164	164	their widespread and mandatory administration, and
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216	216	b. were associated with increased risks t o heart health,
217	217	including myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly
218	218	in younger populations, as well as potential adverse
219	219	effects on fertility, raising significant public
220	220	health concerns; and
221	221	5. The State of Oklahoma bears a profound ethical and
222	222	constitutional obligation to safeguard its citizens from any future
223	223	recurrence of coercive medical mandates or campaigns that compromise
224	224	the principles of bodily autonomy, medical ethics, and public trust
225	225	in health care.
226	226	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
227	227	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2010 of Title 25, unless there
228	228	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
229	229	A. The right of a person to refuse any medical procedure,
230	230	medical treatment, device, vaccine, or prophylactic shall not be
231	231	questioned or interfered with in any manner. The right of a person
232	232	to public accommodation, to the equal protection of the law, and to
233	233	seek restitution for harm shall not be denied or infringed upon
234	234	because of the exercise of th e rights contained in this section.
235	235	B. Health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, and
236	236	allied health providers, shall be protected from any disciplinary
237	237	action, loss of licensure, or professional penalties for:
238	238	1. Voicing concerns or dissent regarding medical mandates,
239	239	treatments, or protocols;
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291	291	2. Advocating for patients ’ rights to informed consent, medical
292	292	freedom, or access to alternative treatments; and
293	293	3. Disclosing information about unethical practices, coercive
294	294	mandates, or improper a ctions by health care institutions or
295	295	governing bodies.
296	296	C. State medical licensing boards, professional oversight
297	297	organizations, or any other regulatory authority shall not:
298	298	1. Revoke, suspend, or threaten the licensure of a healthcare
299	299	professional for engaging in protected speech or whistleblowing
300	300	activities related to public health policies or medical mandates; or
301	301	2. Investigate or sanction professionals solely for their
302	302	public or private statements opposing official medical
303	303	recommendations or practice s.
304	304	D. A cause of action is hereby created for any health care
305	305	professional who experiences retaliation, intimidation, or
306	306	professional harm as a result of engaging in protected a ctivities
307	307	under this act. Such individuals may seek:
308	308	1. Injunctive relief to prevent or reverse any adverse actions;
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310	310	2. Compensatory and punitive damages, including reasonable
311	311	attorney fees and court costs.
312	312	E. Any action taken by a regulatory body against a health care
313	313	professional that is alleged to violate this section sha ll be
314	314	subject to expedited judicial review. The burden of proof shall
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366	366	rest on the regulatory body to demonstrate, by clear and convincing
367	367	evidence, that the action was unrelated to the professional’s
368	368	exercise of protected activities under this act.
369	369	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
370	370	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
371	371	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
372	372	be in full force from and after its passage and appr oval.
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