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Rep. Mark Higley outlines bill to prohibit coercion in medical decisions, including private right of action language
2374887 · February 21, 2025
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Representative Mark Higley presented a bill to recognize and protect individual bodily autonomy in medical decisions; committee members discussed a private right of action provision and potential effects on public‑safety or venue policies.
Representative Mark Higley told the committee his bill would recognize and protect individuals’ right to bodily autonomy and to accept or refuse medical interventions, testing, treatment or vaccines based on religious, conscientious or personal beliefs.
Higley described a new subsection to clarify…
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