The Collier News-Press ran a story Tuesday headlined, “Collier Leaders Pass ‘Health Freedom’ Ordinance to Protect Individual Liberties.”
The best way to describe the new Collier County, Florida, resolution, titled the “Health Freedom Bill of Rights,” is that it would make the county a medical freedom sanctuary. It passed 4-1. Collier is a prominent county covering the Naples area of Southwest Florida.
The controversial ordinance rejects health directives from the World Health Organization and “other international bodies,” according to its summary. It adopts several state statutes, including Florida’s Patient Bill of Rights, into local law and allows for code enforcement to enforce the ordinance.
It also gives Collier residents a right to non-discrimination based on their healthcare decisions, informed consent without interference, the right to personalized care, the right to not be refused care, and many others. It expressly rejects vaccine mandates, passports, and masking requirements, and strictly limits the county’s quarantine powers.
☕️ LEVEL FOUR ☙ Friday, April 14, 2023 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠
Local wins; New York Times leads FBI to leaker; State Dept kills off travel to 14 countries; Bragg loses his first Trump challenge; lots of SADS stuff; health freedom news from Florida; and more.
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