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Judge Blocks Calif. COVID 'Misinformation' Law

  • #COVID-19
  • #Civil liberties
  • #Medicine & healthcare
  • #Lawsuits
  • #Healthcare
  • #Legislation
  • #Freedom of speech & expression
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JAN 2023
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story last updated JAN 2023

The Spin

Right narrative

This law is unconstitutional and the judge is right to block it. It violates Americans' right to freedom of speech and expression, and given there's no legal definition of "contemporary scientific consensus," it's unclear what exactly physicians can be penalized for. Doctors who give harmful advice to patients are already subject to malpractice lawsuits and discipline under existing state law; all Assembly Bill 2098 does is stifle important scientific debate around COVID.

FOX News

Left narrative

Spreading COVID vaccine and treatment misinformation is medical malpractice and should be punished accordingly. Laws should exist to hold physicians accountable and make sure they don't spread COVID misinformation. Disinformation is a public health threat that existed long before this pandemic and will likely last long after. Unless these physicians are held accountable, the trust of the entire medical profession is in jeopardy.

NBC

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