I've been working on the text for a proposed Constitutional amendment that enshrines our natural medical rights in order to prevent government from interfering with them ever again.
I'm asking for help in shaping the wording so that the text can be made perfect. (When the time comes that the amendment can be passed, the text should be ready in advance).
Here it is:
Government shall not pass any law infringing upon the sanctity and privacy of the relationship of doctor and patient, nor preventing patients from seeking medical care from experts of their own choosing, nor infringing upon the right of doctors to practice medicine according to their own research and conscience. No entity, public or private, shall mandate medical treatments of any kind, and government shall not enforce licensure onto professionals [which has historically been used to control and silence doctors], nor impose certificates of need [which are monopolistic]. Nor shall anyone infringe upon the right of visitation by family members, or whomever else the patient shall choose. Government shall not interfere in the free market of medical insurance or in prescription drugs, except for cases of fraud. The doctor and patient, not the government, shall be the arbiter of which drugs are used and for which purpose.
EDIT: (Based on comments). Ongoing.
Here's my take......."Government shall not pass any law mandating medical treatment of any kind. This power shall remain with the states."
Do not agree that this is a10th amendment issue with power retained by the states.This is power retained by individuals and neither the individual rights nor the rights and responsibilities of parents should be sacrificed.
Good comment!!! I feel like this is what it was like for the founders. But we are not them. We are just schmoes commenting on a post. But lively engagement is good.
The whole point is to prohibit state governments from mandating vaccines etc. Not to allow them to do so.
Also your version would allow licenses (which are used to control and silence doctors) as well as certificates of need (which allow hospitals to establish monopolies).
The things were listed there because they have historically caused problems. If we do not prevent government from doing those things, they will continue to do them.
Good comment....Let's continue the debate.l What would you propose??
My proposal is at the top. You suggested removing most of it and just replacing with "State governments can do mandates instead of Federal government" which IMO is simply not good enough and doesn't solve the problems that I'm trying to solve.
I appreciate your input though and would love to hear more from you.