Enshrining Health Freedom in the Constitution

Posted by John LaPlante in Uncategorized on Aug 21st, 2009 | no responses

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A number of legislators have introduced bills to amend their states' constitutions with the goal of preserving health freedom. The bills typically include language that does the following:

• Prohibit laws that restrict a person's choice of health care;
• Prohibit private payment for health care;
• Prohibit the state from requiring any resident from having health insurance;

The states represented so far include:

• Arizona (HCR2014)
• Florida (HJR37)
• Indiana (SR65, SR91, SR111)
• Michigan (HJR Z)
• Minnesota (HF171, SF325, SF1282)
• New Mexico (SJR1, HJR10)
• North Dakota (HCR3010, PDF)
• West Virginia (HR 3002)
• Wyoming (SJR3)

The Arizona measure will be on the general election ballot in 2010; the Florida resolution has been prefiled in advance of the 2010 session; the Michigan resolution was filed just this week, and the Minnesota resolution was carried over from the 2009 to the 2010 session.

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