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Sponsors tell committee HB 112 would protect adults who refuse medical interventions for conscience reasons
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 112 said the Conscientious Right to Refuse Act would protect adults from being denied employment, services or access to commerce for refusing vaccines, biologics, masks (non‑surgical), gene‑editing products or tracking devices on conscience or religious grounds; they signaled willingness to refine language after members raised public‑health and employer‑liability questions.
Representative Gross and joint sponsor Representative Veil presented House Bill 112, the Conscientious Right to Refuse Act, describing it as a measure to protect religious and conscience‑based refusals of biologics, vaccines, gene‑editing technologies, masks (outside medical/dental procedures), and some medical devices used for tracking or…
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