Originally published: . Volume 13, No. 3. Source pages: 9.
HB 53 would add the right of Louisiana citizens to accept or reject any form of health care to the Constitution of Louisiana.
The proposed constitutional amendment adds the right to autonomy with respect to healthcare decisions including palliative care, medical treatments, surgical procedures, vaccines, or any other forms of medicine.
Proposed constitutional amendment requires that any adverse treatment or denial of the right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
Proposed constitutional amendment states that any person adversely affected by a violation of this right shall have standing to raise its illegality in the appropriate court.
The measure provides for submission of the proposed amendment to the voters at the statewide election to be held on Nov. 8, 2022.
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