"Three women become choked up as they deliver news in a video posted to social media. "We did it, everybody," says Leslie Manookian, the woman in the middle. She is a driving force in a campaign that has chipped away at the foundations of modern public health in Idaho. The group had just gotten lawmakers to pass what she called the first true "medical freedom" bill in the nation. "It's literally landmark," Manookian said. "It is changing everything.""
"The act makes it illegal for state and local governments, private businesses, employers, schools and daycares to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive any other "medical intervention." Whether the law will actually alter day-to-day life in Idaho is an open question, because Idaho already made it easy to get around the few existing vaccination requirements. But it could have a significant effect in other states, where rules aren't already so relaxed."
Idaho passed the Medical Freedom Act making it illegal for state and local governments, private businesses, employers, schools and daycares to require vaccines or any other medical intervention. The law follows a campaign led by Leslie Manookian and Health Freedom Idaho, who celebrated passage as a landmark victory. The practical impact inside Idaho may be limited since vaccination requirements were already easy to avoid, but the law could influence other states with stricter rules. The measure arrives amid a resurgence of diseases once eradicated in the United States through vaccination, raising public health concerns.
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