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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 943 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to health care; creating the Oklahoma
7 Medical Freedom Act; providing short title; stating
8 findings and declarations; prohibiting interference
8 with certain right; prohibiting certain
9 discrimination; granting certain protections to
9 health care professionals; prohibiting certain acts
10 by specified entities; creating certain cause of
10 action; providing for expedited judicial review;
11 providing for noncodification; providing for
11 codification; and declaring an emergency.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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16 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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17 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
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18 Medical Freedom Act".
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19 B. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
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20 1. During the years 2020 through 2022, federal government
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21 agencies collaborated with medical organizations, media
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22 personalities, social media platforms, and other influential
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23 entities to orchestrate a coordinated and coercive propaganda
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24 campaign. This campaign was characterized by psychological pressure
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1 and public shaming directed at individuals who declined COVID-19
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2 vaccinations, coupled with the aggressive suppression of dissenting
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3 views, including those expressed by esteemed medical and scientific
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4 professionals with extensive credentials;
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5 2. This coordinated effort created an environment conducive to
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6 the implementation of unconstitutional and unethical medical
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7 mandates at federal, state, and local levels. These mandates
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8 disregarded individual autonomy and the principles of informed
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9 consent and due process, which are cornerstones of ethical medical
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10 practice;
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11 3. As a result of these mandates, thousands of Americans in the
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12 public and private sectors, including Oklahoma citizens, were
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13 unjustly terminated from their employment and/or lost retirement
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14 benefits for exercising their right to medical freedom. Many others
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15 were denied access to essential public accommodations, violating
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16 their constitutional rights and creating severe social and economic
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17 repercussions;
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18 4. Emerging peer-reviewed studies and post-marketing
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19 surveillance data have revealed that COVID-19 vaccinations, contrary
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20 to the assertions of the propaganda campaign:
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21 a. provided a substantially lower level of protection
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22 against contracting and transmitting COVID-19 than
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23 initially claimed, undermining the justification for
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24 their widespread and mandatory administration, and
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1 b. were associated with increased risks to heart health,
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2 including myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly
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3 in younger populations, as well as potential adverse
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4 effects on fertility, raising significant public
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5 health concerns; and
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6 5. The State of Oklahoma bears a profound ethical and
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7 constitutional obligation to safeguard its citizens from any future
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8 recurrence of coercive medical mandates or campaigns that compromise
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9 the principles of bodily autonomy, medical ethics, and public trust
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10 in health care.
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11 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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12 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2010 of Title 25, unless there
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13 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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14 A. The right of a person to refuse any medical procedure,
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15 medical treatment, device, vaccine, or prophylactic shall not be
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16 questioned or interfered with in any manner. The right of a person
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17 to public accommodation, to the equal protection of the law, and to
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18 seek restitution for harm shall not be denied or infringed upon
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19 because of the exercise of the rights contained in this section.
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20 B. Health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, and
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21 allied health providers, shall be protected from any disciplinary
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22 action, loss of licensure, or professional penalties for:
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23 1. Voicing concerns or dissent regarding medical mandates,
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24 treatments, or protocols;
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1 2. Advocating for patients' rights to informed consent, medical
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2 freedom, or access to alternative treatments; and
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3 3. Disclosing information about unethical practices, coercive
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4 mandates, or improper actions by health care institutions or
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5 governing bodies.
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6 C. State medical licensing boards, professional oversight
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7 organizations, or any other regulatory authority shall not:
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8 1. Revoke, suspend, or threaten the licensure of a healthcare
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9 professional for engaging in protected speech or whistleblowing
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10 activities related to public health policies or medical mandates; or
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11 2. Investigate or sanction professionals solely for their
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12 public or private statements opposing official medical
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13 recommendations or practices.
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14 D. A cause of action is hereby created for any health care
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15 professional who experiences retaliation, intimidation, or
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16 professional harm as a result of engaging in protected activities
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17 under this act. Such individuals may seek:
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18 1. Injunctive relief to prevent or reverse any adverse actions;
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20 2. Compensatory and punitive damages, including reasonable
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21 attorney fees and court costs.
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22 E. Any action taken by a regulatory body against a health care
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23 professional that is alleged to violate this section shall be
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1 rest on the regulatory body to demonstrate, by clear and convincing
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2 evidence, that the action was unrelated to the professional's
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3 exercise of protected activities under this act.
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4 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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5 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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6 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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7 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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