Posted on 10/03/2022 2:51:50 PM PDT by conservative98
California's new bill which will discipline doctors for spreading COVID-19 "misinformation" is a "chilling" indication of the Democrats' position toward free speech in the state, GWU law professor Jonathan Turley told Fox News on Monday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed what some are calling the most controversial bill to come out of the pandemic, which seeks to punish doctors and possibly suspend their medical licenses for spreading "misinformation" to patients on key issues, including vaccinations and medications.
Turley, a Fox News contributor and legal scholar, ripped the legislation in an appearance on "America Reports" later Monday, calling the policy "dangerous" and its implications "chilling."
"This law is chilling and what it says about free speech in California, [is] these doctors are being told that if they are viewed as spreading misinformation, it will be considered unprofessional conduct, threatening their very licenses…," Turley said.
"Many issues like mask and vaccine efficacy are all being cited as areas where they want to stop misinformation," he said. "Those are all areas where people were banned from social media making statements that are now considered to be matters in good faith, issues that are worth debating."
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Turley said the bill is further indication of the Democrats' desire to control free speech. Despite being raised in a "very liberal Democratic" family, Turley said he no longer recognizes the party.
"I don’t know why Democrats have become the party of censorship and speech control," he said. "You know, I come from a very liberal democratic family in Chicago. I don’t recognize the party anymore. It used to be this was a defining part of the Democratic Party. Now law after law is about controlling the speech of others, censoring the speech of others.
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The Democrat Party intends to crush California under the heel of Red Chinese style “democracy.”
I guess doctors are not allowed to have free speech or form their own conclusions. Or advance treatments.
IF you hold a Medical License in Calif-—
I strongly advise you to seek employment elsewhere & sell your holdings in Calif & MOVE OUT. YESTERDAY——
The language in this bill is SO STRONG & SO VAGUE that you will be under scrutiny-—NO MATTER WHAT.
NOT WORTH IT.
ANY small town would be happy for your services.
Leave the sky high cost of living, which leads to sky high billing of patients-—and take your skills elsewhere.
This by itself should disqualify Newsome from any bid for President.
Cali is taking steps to prevent unnecessary disobedience to the rulers’ infallible whims.
All of the misinformation I recall for the past several years came from government and media mouths.
Who in CA decides what misinformation????
Could be worse if we are going to use Chinese standards for medicine - where asking questions is to challenge the Party.
laowhy96:
The Most Disturbing Chinese Hospital Stories (2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEdwNfeELT8
The CCP’s Medical Trojan Horse (2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLoT_vWNGV0
I’m guessing that MSNBC is probably Sieg Heiling over this.
Doctors should move from California.
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