DeSantis Gets Bill Allowing Doctors To Refuse LGBTQs

May 2, 2023 LGBT News, Republicans

Florida Politics reports:

Insurers and providers would have the right to refuse health care that is at odds with their moral religious or ethical beliefs under a bill (SB 1580) the House has passed by an 84-34 vote.

Advocates for gay, transgender and women’s health care worry that the bill gives physicians and payors legal protections to discriminate against patients. A number of Democratic lawmakers who spoke against the bill on final passage echoed those concerns.

“I’m old enough, I am Black enough, and I’m queer enough, and I’m woman enough to know that the impact of the bill — and I would argue the very intent of this bill — is to discriminate against folks,” said Democratic Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby.

Read the full article. The bill’s Senate sponsor, Sen. Jay Trumball [photo], last appeared here for his bill allowing businesses to sue to block any state regulation they don’t feel like obeying, such as local LGBTQ rights ordinances. As I reported last month, the bill’s House sponsor is an anti-vax COVID-denying ammosexual and physician.

Legislature passes physician ‘freedom’ bill backed by @GovRonDeSantis

Reporting by @ChristineSexton https://t.co/RnyuzIAylw #FlaPol

— Phil Ammann (@PhilAmmann) May 2, 2023

Today, the Florida House passed SB 1580 (HB 1403 by Rep. @doc_rudman) to protect health care providers’ right of medical conscience. pic.twitter.com/t8c4vNZt4b

— Florida House Majority Office (@FLGOPMajority) May 2, 2023