California’s legislature passed a bill in August that would allow the state’s medical board to punish doctors who spread so-called “misinformation” about COVID-19. Governor Newsom has until Friday to sign it into law. Will he go to war against doctors?
Newsom’s delay in signing the bill reflects the gravity of his decision. The governor knows that what happens in California usually doesn’t stay in California. If he signs this bill into law, other states will follow, and he’ll be tied to the outcome. Pundits across the aisle worry that the outcome could be ugly. With Newsom on the shortlist of Democratic White House hopefuls in 2024, this could be a profoundly consequential decision for his political career.
Writing in Fox News, Dr. Pierre Kory and Senator Ron Johnson explain what’s at stake.
The bill in question, AB 2098, would allow the Medical Board of California to revoke a doctor’s license to practice medicine in the state for expressing an opinion “contradicted by contemporary scientific consensus contrary to the standard of care.” The problem is that “contemporary scientific consensus” has fluctuated wildly over the past two years.
One year ago, President Biden declared COVID as, “a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” Earlier that summer, he had stated, “You're not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.” Now the bar has been lowered to, “preventing severe illness.”
Who can forget the whiplash on masks? In the early days, we were told to “STOP BUYING MASKS!” because “they are NOT effective in preventing the general public from catching Coronavirus.” On day one of his presidency, Biden ordered a mask mandate for federal workers and on federal land. Last summer, Biden said “if you’re vaccinated, you shouldn’t wear a mask,” before reversing course months later and urging Americans to mask up.
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