{"id":1801769,"date":"2023-01-11T07:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T12:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1801769"},"modified":"2023-01-11T07:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T12:09:45","slug":"californias-misinformation-law-targets-doctor-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-misinformation-law-targets-doctor-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s &#8220;Misinformation&#8221; Law Targets &#8220;Doctor Zero&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornias-misinformation-law-targets-doctor-zero%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1801769&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><em>Commentary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jan. 1 saw the enactment of an Orwellian gag-order, which was unconstitutional and illegal. The title \u201cPhysicians and surgeons: unprofessional conduct,\u201d The Medical Board of California has the authority to discipline doctors under the provisions of the law. \u201cdisseminate\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-misinformation\">misinformation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an obvious and direct attack on the First Amendment\u2014freedom of speech\u2014as well as the Fifth Amendment, which says an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about himself, and the Fourteenth Amendment\u2019s equal protection under the laws.<\/p>\n<p>This law seeks to make a new standard undefined. \u201ccontemporary scientific consensus\u201d Illegally suppress different professional opinions contrary to the consensus on COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Different professional opinions are protected by the First Amendment from government interference and censorship. Different professional opinions are also protected by the First Amendment. This is because patients have a longstanding right to access the time-honored medical care. \u201csecond opinion.\u201d If everyone was forced to take the indefinable \u201ccontemporary scientific consensus,\u201d A second opinion could be considered valid \u201cmisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4720007\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Simone_Gold_PressConf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy  wp-image-4720007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Simone_Gold_PressConf.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4720007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Simone_Gold_PressConf.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Dr. Simone Gold spoke at a July 2020 press conference, held on the steps the U.S. Supreme Court. (Courtesy America\u2019s Frontline Doctors)<\/figure>\n<p>I am both a physician, attorney, and interested in this law because it can be very dangerous for patients as well as doctors. I happen to be a doctor. \u201cDoctor Zero,\u201d This law was passed by the California legislature because it was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The transcripts of the committee hearings and bill analyses, mentioning me by name as the founder of America\u2019s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS), can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billAnalysisClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2098\">This link<\/a>. These legislative hearings, especially on May 13th and Aug. 30, 2022, are shockingly targeted at a particular individual. Such a deeply flawed legislative history also undermines the bill\u2019s legality.<\/p>\n<h2>First and Fourteenth Amendments<\/h2>\n<p>The most recent Supreme Court precedent regarding free speech is\u00a0<em>Becerra v. National Institute of Family and Life Advocates<\/em>. NIFLA, California Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care and Transparency Act, (FACT Act), tried to impose mandatory medical language on health care professionals. FACT Act required prolife health care clinics that patients were informed about the availability of low-cost or free abortions in California. The clinics had to also provide patients with a number where they could call for such services.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Supreme Court ruled that this law was an unconstitutional violation the First Amendment. The Court pointed out that speech laws that target speech based on its content are presumed unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Court stated explicitly that \u201cSpeech is not unprotected merely because it is uttered by professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California&#8217;s new law attempts to do exactly the same thing. \u201ccontemporary scientific consensus\u201d This is mandatory medical speech that must be used and is a serious constitutional violation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Fourteenth Amendment, the new law is unconstitutionally null for vagueness. According to\u00a0<em>Village of Hoffman Estates, v. Flipside Hoffman Estates Inc<\/em>., \u201cperhaps the most important factor affecting the clarity that the constitution demands of a law is whether it threatens to inhibit the exercise of constitutionally protected rights. If, for example, the law interferes with the right of free speech or of association, a more stringent vagueness test should apply.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Court Challenges<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, there are three federal lawsuits against the new law.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hoang v. Bonta<\/em>\u00a0was filed on Dec. 1, 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California by Physicians for Informed Consent And the California Chapter of Children\u2019s Health Defense on behalf of plaintiff Dr. Letrinh Hoang, a California licensed osteopathic physician with more than 25 years\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n<p>The suit alleges that the new California law violates physicians\u2019 First Amendment and free speech rights by prohibiting them from sharing information with their patients if it is inconsistent with what the law refers to as \u201ccontemporary scientific consensus\u201d and the \u201cstandard of care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>H\u00f8eg v. Newsom<\/em> Filled on Nov. 1, 2022 at the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of California by New Civil Liberties Alliance. It is a non-partisan civil rights organization. The plaintiff, California-licensed physician Dr. Tracy H\u00f8eg, argues the defendants violate the plaintiffs\u2019 Fourteenth Amendment rights, as the terms \u201cmisinformation,\u201d \u201cdisinformation,\u201d And \u201cscientific consensus\u201d Are \u201cunconstitutionally vague.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>McDonald&#8217;s v. Lawson<\/em> This was the first lawsuit filed against the new law. It was filed in the U.S. District Court for Central District of California on October 4, 2022 against the Medical Board of California (and Attorney General).<\/p>\n<p>Advocates for Faith &#038; Freedom &#038; Liberty Justice Center filed it on behalf two AFLDS affiliated doctors from southern California. Dr. Mark McDonald works as a psychiatrist while Dr. Jeff Barke works as a primary care doctor. Both doctors claim that the new law is contrary to the First Amendment. \u201cunconstitutionally vague.\u201d As it was dismissed with leave of amend, the case is still pending. Therefore, an amended complaint must now be filed.<\/p>\n<h2>Supporting vs. Opposing Groups<\/h2>\n<p>The Federation of State Medical Boards and the American Medical Association are the groups that support this censorship.<\/p>\n<p>The groups opposing this censorship include AFLDS, Advocates for Faith &#038; Freedom, Advocates for Physicians\u2019 Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, California Health Coalition Advocacy, Children\u2019s Health Defense, Liberty Justice Center, New Civil Liberties Alliance, and Physicians for Informed Consent.<\/p>\n<p>The California Code should be repealed because of its remarkable legislative history, which targets individual physicians&#8217; free speech rights, and multiple violations of the United States Constitution. California&#8217;s legislators are not able to provide the kind of dispassionate and well-reasoned legal analysis the law requires.<\/p>\n<p><i>The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect The Epoch Times.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-simone-gold\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/default-user.png\" alt=\"Simone Gold\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio\">Dr. Simone Gold M.D.J.D. founded a href=&#8221;https:\/\/aflds.org\/&#8221;>America\u2019s Frontline Doctors<\/a> (AFLDS.org and a>=&#8221;https:\/\/goldcare.com\/&#8221;>GoldCare.com<\/a>. After graduating from Chicago Medical School she went on to earn her Juris Doctorate degree from Stanford University Law School. Her first book was published. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08V9H8RZL\">I Do Not Consent: My Fight Against Medical Cancel Culture<\/a>\u201d She was a top seller and published her second book. \u201cSelective Persecution\u201d Spring 2023. The Medical Board of California is currently investigating her for misinformation.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share\">SHARE<\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary Jan. 1 saw the enactment of an Orwellian gag-order, which was unconstitutional and illegal. The title \u201cPhysicians and surgeons: unprofessional conduct,\u201d The Medical Board of California has the authority to discipline doctors under the provisions of the law. \u201cdisseminate\u201d misinformation. It\u2019s an obvious and direct attack on the First Amendment\u2014freedom of speech\u2014as well as &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1801772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[7380,5458,4036,4312,6547,3819,4841,11400],"class_list":["post-1801769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-misinformation","tag-bongino","tag-californias","tag-doctor","tag-law","tag-report","tag-targets","tag-zero"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1801769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1801772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1801769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1801769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1801769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}