House Health and Welfare Committee Votes to Medicate Louisianans Without Consent
Plus updates on the Medical Freedom Act (HB555), ivermectin (SB19), self spreading vaccines (HB419), geoengineering (SB46), rules for EUA drugs (HB690) and chemical free food (SB14 and SB117).
By Jill Hines and her great team over at Health Freedom Louisiana
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Perhaps the biggest news of the week is the vote on Wednesday, May 28th, that killed SB2 in the House Health and Welfare Committee. SB2, by Senators Fesi and McMath, would have ended public water fluoridation in Louisiana.
The historical scars of medical experimentation—marked by coercion, deception, and disregard for human dignity—serve as a powerful reminder of why informed consent must never be compromised in public health policy. Public water fluoridation is a mockery of human rights.
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1)(B),a "drug" includes any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animal.
Because fluoride is added to water systems for the sole purpose of preventing tooth decay, it falls under the category of a “drug,” even though fluoride has never been FDA-approved as a drug.
Informed consent, the most basic tenet of medical ethics and human rights, requires that patients be provided the risks and benefits of any medical intervention—the ability to decline is not optional. Public water fluoridation is the only instance in which a “drug” is delivered to an entire population without providing patients with benefits and risks, without prescription, oversight, or, most importantly, the ability to refuse.
State law, RS 40.1161.1, requires dentists to provide informed consent before treating a patient, yet informed consent is completely disregarded every time fluoride is legallyadded to a public water system in Louisiana.
During the hearing for SB2, dentists, dental associations, and pharmaceutical industry front groups testified that fluoride added to drinking water was “safe and effective,” yet it has never undergone the testing required by the FDA to be deemed safe and effective.
Just last week, on May 13th, the FDA announced it would begin to remove ingestible prescribed fluoride products from the market, noting that ingestible fluoride has “never been approved by the FDA.” The FDA announcement goes on to state that “ingested fluoride has been shown to alter the gut microbiome, which is of magnified concern given the early development of the gut microbiome in childhood. Other studies have suggested an association between fluoride and thyroid disorders, weight gain and possibly decreased IQ.” FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary’s comments regarding the announcement:
In September 2024, a federal court found that “fluoridation of water at 0.7 milligrams per liter (“mg/L”) – the level presently considered ‘optimal' in the United States – poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children.” In his ruling, Judge Chen stated:
“One thing the EPA cannot do, however, in the face of this Court’s finding, is to ignore that risk.”
The House Health and Welfare committee ignored all of this and instead was convinced that the state of Louisiana could drug its citizens through the public water system—our headline is not an exaggeration.
To be clear: regardless of the science—it could be the best drug on the planet—no one has the right to medicate their neighbor through the public water system.
What can be done?
We have seen in the past that legislation with considerable public support, like HCR3and HB648, can be discharged from the committee blocking its passage.
Contact your state legislators and ask that SB2 get a vote of the full House of Representatives. There’s very little time, so please send a message TODAY - the legislative session ends on June 12th.
More bad news from House Health and Welfare. . .
The most important bill of the session has stalled in House Health and Welfare - HB555 by Rep. Beryl Amedee. Please contact the committee and your state representative and ask them to support HB555!
Also killed on Wednesday, May 28th, in the House Committee on Criminal Justice was Rep. Beryl Amedee’s HB419, a bill that would criminalize the intentional release of a self-spreading pathogen. Would you like to see this bill revived, too?
Now for some good news!
Senator Mike Fesi’s effort to make ivermectin available without a prescription is one step closer to passing! SB19 passed House Health and Welfare with a vote of 10-1. The next stop for SB19 is a vote of the full House.
Also, Senator Fesi’s SB46, to repeal the state’s law that permits geoengineering, passed the House with a final vote of 58-32. The bill is headed back to the Senate and then to the governor’s desk for a signature!
Congratulations to Senator Fesi on the passage of SB46!
These are the bills that will be up for a vote this week. . .
Rep. Kim Coates’ Food Freedom Act is back in House Health and Welfare on Tuesday, June 3rd in Room 5 @ 9:00 am! If you are a Louisiana food creator, please plan to attend and testify or submit a green card in support.
In Senate Health and Welfare on Wednesday, June 4th, is Rep. Chuck Owen’s HB690. This bill will direct the Surgeon General to promulgate rules for drugs and medical interventions that are authorized for emergency use (EUA). As was seen during covid, the federal law that establishes EUA drugs was ignored, and necessary and legally required information was not provided to patients or the public.
Unsurprisingly, there are groups funded by pharma that are opposed to this bill. 🤨
If you are able, please attend the hearing on Wednesday, June 4th, in the John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room at 9:30 a.m. Additionally, please contact the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and your senator and ask them to support HB690.
Senator Patrick McMath’s SB14 is up for a final vote in the House on Monday, June 2nd! Contact your state representative and ask for a YES vote on SB14!
Senator Blake Miguez’s SB117 is also up for a final vote in the House on Monday, June 2nd! Contact your state representative and ask for a YES vote on SB117!
Rep Kim Coates’ comprehensive Atmospheric Protection Act is up for a House floor vote Monday, June 2nd! Please contact your state representative and ask them to vote YES on HB608!
State Representative Dustin Miller’s HB454 will be up for a final vote in the Senate on Monday, June 2nd! Contact your state senator and ask them to vote YES on HB454!
Thank you for your continued advocacy! We have less than two weeks left in session—let’s finish strong!
Our advocacy is only possible with your help! THANK YOU!!