{"id":128391,"date":"2019-09-22T05:39:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T09:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=128391"},"modified":"2019-09-22T05:39:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T09:39:13","slug":"medical-police-state-comes-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=128391","title":{"rendered":"Medical Police State Comes to Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Medical Police State Metastasizes to FL: SB 64 Removes Religious Exemption for Vaccination, Threatens Medical<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->Sayer Ji<br \/>\nGreenMedInfo.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/American-flag-barbed-wire1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128392\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/American-flag-barbed-wire1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/American-flag-barbed-wire1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/American-flag-barbed-wire1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b><strong>Following closely on the heels of the loss of the religious exemption for vaccination in CA and NY, a new bill in Florida was just introduced which would do the same, while at the same time interfering with the doctor\/patient relationship when it comes to obtaining medical exemptions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A new Florida Senate bill sponsored by Democrat Lauren Book titled,\u00a0<b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64\">SB 64: Exemptions from School-entry Health Requirements<\/a><\/strong><\/b>, would remove religious exemptions for vaccinations for school entry in the state of Florida, and interefere with the doctor\/patient relationship by requiring a State overseen medical exemption review panel to determine the validity of medical exemptions for vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Senate website summarizes the bill as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cExemptions from School-entry Health Requirements; Deleting exemptions from school-entry health examinations and immunization requirements for religious reasons; requiring the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to jointly create a medical exemption review panel, etc.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In essence, SB 64 is architected to reproduce newly legislated medical system in California, where children no longer have the right go to school unless they are fully compliant with the the vaccination schedule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bill also calls for \u201crequiring the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to jointly create a medical exemption review panel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below is a MUST Watch video by the National Vaccine Information Center which explains what the Florida Department of Health is presently doing to violate your rights, and how to defend yourself from their unconstitutional behavior. You&#8217;ll want to watch and share this widely.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2019 08 09 Florida Legislative and Health Department Update final\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JvvcUrcO7Ws?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Click the link below to take immediate action!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/standforhealthfreedom.com\/action\/sb64-exemptions-from-school-entry-health-requirements\/<\/p>\n<p>The bill has generated an immediate response from leading health freedom organization, the National Vaccine Information Center, which released the following statement and call to action:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 500;\">SB 64 Filed to Remove Religious Exemptions and Review and Restrict Medical Exemptions<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 500;\"><b><strong>Meet With Your Florida State Senator and State Representative NOW to STOP SB 64<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 500;\"><b><strong>Contact Sponsor Senator Lauren Book to Withdraw SB 64<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Dear Florida NVIC Advocacy Team Members,<\/p>\n<p>There is a new dangerous threat to vaccine exemptions in Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7cyr1ZqzIkuuku7nHxlPZHCX5WQ\">SB 64<\/a>\u00a0was filed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Senators\/S32\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Senators\/S32&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0PhKELVBlp8pm9BHPX7IaaTN8fg\">Senator Lauren Book<\/a>\u00a0on 8\/2\/2019.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7cyr1ZqzIkuuku7nHxlPZHCX5WQ\">SB 64<\/a>\u00a0would eliminate the religious exemption to vaccines required for public and private school children.\u00a0 It would also add a new section of law requiring the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to jointly create a medical exemption review panel that shall review all medical exemptions.<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0If passed, the new law would become effective on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>We have seen what happens to families in California and New York where religious exemptions have been removed and medical exemptions are reviewed and restricted. SB 64 is a dangerous bill that needs to be stopped early so Florida doesn\u2019t become like California or New York.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 legislative session in Florida convenes on 1\/14\/2020, however bills are filed in advance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Calendar\/2020\/Session%20Dates%202019-05-09%20100207.PDF\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Calendar\/2020\/Session%2520Dates%25202019-05-09%2520100207.PDF&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEMtDJHAri8nrVd36A329-0E825KA\">session dates)<\/a>. It is very important that families who support the religious and medical exemptions get out ahead of Senator Book\u2019s effort and talk to their legislators and like-minded families to get involved now!\u00a0 Those who are currently in office during this interim period will be the same legislators who will vote on this bill this spring as statewide legislative offices are not on the ballot this fall.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong><u>ACTION REQUIRED:<\/u><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><strong>Contact your Florida state senator and state representative and respectfully ask them to oppose SB 64 in the 2020 legislative session.\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>\n<ol>\n<li>As soon as possible,\u00a0<b><strong>schedule an in-person meeting with your state senator and representative to express to them how important it is to your family to have religious and unrestricted medical exemptions available<\/strong><\/b>. Share your vaccine reaction, denial of medical care, and harassment or discrimination stories.<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Email your state senator and representative<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0also using their preferred method of contact (see d.)<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Attend events where your legislators may be speaking or presenting and express your concerns there as well<\/strong><\/b>.\u00a0 Follow your legislators on social media so you can know when and where they will be attending and speaking during the interim so that you can attend and have opportunities to provide more information and ask questions.<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Legislative contact information:<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0you can login to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcpyMyOC64AYDPGH_9XNR5t3qbqQ\">NVIC Advocacy Portal<\/a>, click on the \u201cState Teams\u201d tab and then \u201cMy State,\u201d and your elected officials are automatically posted on the right hand side of the page. You can click on their name to display contact information and social media accounts that you can follow. You can also find your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/myrepresentative.aspx\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Representatives\/myrepresentative.aspx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFs6oErP6P2FTixV5XGOuTfslrLRg\">representatives here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Senators\/Find\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Senators\/Find&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYkvBvAmyz2_SySL1ceahuORlEuQ\">senators here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Contact the sponsor Senator Lauren Book and respectfully ask her to withdraw SB 64.<\/strong><\/b>Be polite and explain how important religious and unrestricted medical exemptions to vaccination are for you and your family. Share your vaccine reaction, denial of medical care, and harassment or discrimination stories.\u00a0 Contact information for Senator Book\u00a0is posted at<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Senators\/S32\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Senators\/S32&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0PhKELVBlp8pm9BHPX7IaaTN8fg\">https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Senators\/S32<\/a>.\u00a0<\/u><\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Login to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcpyMyOC64AYDPGH_9XNR5t3qbqQ\">NVIC Advocacy Portal<\/a>\u00a0OFTEN to check for updates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>We review bills and make updates daily. Bills can change many times over the legislative process and your timely visits, calls, and emails directed at the correct legislators are critical to this process.\u00a0Even though the Florida legislature is not currently in session, you can see how this is important because bills are already being filed.<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Please forward this email to family and friends\u00a0and ask them to register for the NVIC Advocacy Portal at\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcpyMyOC64AYDPGH_9XNR5t3qbqQ\">https:\/\/NVICAdvocacy.org<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and share their concerns with their legislators as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0If you wish to share this alert on social media, go to the notes on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/national.vaccine.information.center\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/national.vaccine.information.center&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHoN2DSiOYEBXT8iKx5YeUk8A-_jQ\">National Vaccine Information Center\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0and share it from there.<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Please forward any legislative responses you receive or a summary of your meetings to our Florida State Director Toni and our Florida affiliated group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthfreedomflorida.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/healthfreedomflorida.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG8L7xuIjDY-lzftc-K6lm38-P3-Q\">Health Freedom Florida<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:FLDirector@NVICAdvocacy.org\">FLDirector@NVICAdvocacy.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In 2015,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2016\/0646\/ByCategory\/?Tab=BillText\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2016\/0646\/ByCategory\/?Tab%3DBillText&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFBhr0lDzFGci9yAyeuqtAGmimwIQ\">SB 646<\/a>, a bill that would have severely restricted exemptions was prefiled in Florida.\u00a0 However, the bill was withdrawn with the help of Florida NVIC Advocacy Members and other Florida citizens who expressed their concerns early and in large numbers.\u00a0 You can view our early action alerts on this 2015 bill in the archives on the NVIC Advocacy Portal Florida page.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s all commit to working to hopefully attain the same results for 2020!\u00a0 Sitting on the sidelines waiting won\u2019t cut it.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong><u>IMPORTANT LINKS<\/u><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64\/BillText\/Filed\/PDF\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64\/BillText\/Filed\/PDF&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJGNSOF9rqUyK-31jJz4vkAWTXyw\">https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64\/BillText\/Filed\/PDF<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; text of SB 64 as introduced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834126000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7cyr1ZqzIkuuku7nHxlPZHCX5WQ\">https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2020\/64<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; text, status and history for SB 64<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>NVIC Advocacy Team<br \/>\nNational Vaccine Information Center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nvic.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/NVIC.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEIUL4Um7IxONi6t4tBL8oyJ-y7CA\">https:\/\/NVIC.org<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/NVICAdvocacy.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGr2sMtnwf4YJYXYV4bLp3d707H3w\">https:\/\/NVICAdvocacy.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/members\/Members\/ContactUs.aspx\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/members\/Members\/ContactUs.aspx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8BwSDDvwtqhQkD5KT9rwX4PisuQ\">https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/members\/Members\/ContactUs.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) works diligently to prepare and disseminate our legislative advocacy action alerts and supporting materials. \u00a0We request that organizations and members of the public forward our alerts in their original form to assure consistent and accurate messaging and effective action. Please acknowledge NVIC as originators of this work when forwarding to members of the public and like-minded organizations. To receive alerts immediately, register\u00a0 at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/NVICAdvocacy.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565125834127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGr2sMtnwf4YJYXYV4bLp3d707H3w\">https:\/\/NVICAdvocacy.org<\/a>, a website dedicated to this sole purpose and provided as a free public service by NVIC.<\/p>\n<h1>Additional Calls to Action<\/h1>\n<p><b><strong>1) Get organized on Facebook through local, grassroots groups that work with the National Vaccine Information Center, such as my own Florida Health Freedom:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/flhealthfreedom\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/flhealthfreedom\/<\/a>\u00a0and Health Freedom Florida:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HealthFreedomFL\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HealthFreedomFL\/<\/a><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>2)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nvicadvocacy.org\/members\/Home.aspx\">Use the NVIC\u00a0Advocacy Portal (NVICAP)<\/a><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sayer\u00a0Ji\u00a0is founder of\u00a0<b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/\">Greenmedinfo.com<\/a><\/strong><\/b>, a reviewer at the\u00a0<b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ichnfm.org\/publications\/index.html\">International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine<\/a><\/strong><\/b>,<b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Co-founder and CEO of\u00a0<b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systomebiomed.com\/\">Systome Biomed<\/a><\/strong><\/b>, Vice Chairman of the Board of the\u00a0<b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenhf.com\/\">National Health Federation<\/a><\/strong><\/b>,\u00a0Steering\u00a0Committee Member\u00a0of the\u00a0<b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmofreeglobal.org\/en\/steering-committee\">Global Non-GMO Foundation<\/a><\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/b>: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of GreenMedInfo or its staff.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/medical-police-state-metastasizes-fl-sb-64-removes-religious-exemption-vaccination\">https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/medical-police-state-metastasizes-fl-sb-64-removes-religious-exemption-vaccination<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Medical Police State Metastasizes to FL: SB 64 Removes Religious Exemption for Vaccination, Threatens Medical<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}