{"id":2055856,"date":"2023-10-04T19:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T23:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-repeals-ca-law-censoring-covid-19-disinformation\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T19:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T23:21:15","slug":"newsom-repeals-ca-law-censoring-covid-19-disinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-repeals-ca-law-censoring-covid-19-disinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom repeals CA law censoring COVID-19 &#8220;disinformation&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fnewsom-repeals-ca-law-censoring-covid-19-disinformation%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=2055856&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>OAN&#8217;s Stella Escobedo<\/h2>\n<h3>3:35 PM \u2013 Wednesday, October 4, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom quietly repeals AB-2098<\/p>\n<p>The law that gave \u200bCalifornia&#8217;s \u2062Medical Board the \u200bpower to\u200b take action against \u2062doctors spreading \u2062&#8221;COVID-19 Disinformation&#8221;\u200d has been \u2064repealed by Governor Gavin\u200c Newsom. One America&#8217;s Stella Escobedo \u200cinterviews Dr. Azadeh\u2063 Khatibi, who successfully sued Newsom and \u200cthe\u200d medical board, obtaining \u2062a preliminary \u2063injunction against the state&#8217;s censorship law.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\">\n<video autoplay controls loop poster=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vid-poster-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/d1cc0p6j4uj4n9.cloudfront.net\/57e13c06-fcb6-4bce-b4de-082ee868fe06\/mp4\/a190031f-d9b3-4613-aa34-17dc642750dc_Mp4_Avc_Aac_16x9_1280x720p_30Hz_3.5Mbps_qvbr.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">\n<script>\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>California Governor Gavin\u200c Newsom\u200b quietly repeals AB-2098<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Joe Biden and his Administration announce additional Student Loan Forgiveness measures today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a \u200btime\u2062 to raise awareness and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-1-injured-from-crane-collapse-at-florida-construction-site\/\" title=\"1 killed, 1 hurt in Florida construction crane collapse.\">celebrate women worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman James \u2063Comer, leading the House impeachment inquiry \u2063into Joe Biden, reveals that they are\u200d &#8220;following\u2063 the \u200bmoney&#8221; with subpoenas for Jim Biden&#8217;s financial records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta plans to lay off employees in \u2064its Reality Labs division focused on creating custom silicon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried&#8217;s fraud trial begins with jury selection, almost a year after the collapse of \u200chis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laphonza-butler-tapped-to-serve-as-senate-designate-following-death-of-sen-dianne-feinstein\/\" title=\"Laphonza Butler chosen as Senate-Designate after Sen. Dianne Feinstein's passing.\">bankrupt \u2063cryptocurrency exchange<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-repeals-ca-law-censoring-covid-19-disinformation\/\" title=\"Newsom repeals CA law censoring COVID-19 \"disinformation\".\">global cryptocurrency market remains scarred<\/a> from the tumultuous collapse \u200bof FTX and other major players last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A California federal judge rules that Tesla\u200b car owners\u2064 must pursue autopilot claims through individual \u200carbitration instead of court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might the\u2064 repeal of AB-2098 \u2063impact\u2063 the spread of misinformation about COVID-19?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Fought against \u200bAB-2098 and expresses\u2062 her concerns over its\u2064 repeal.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2062surprising \u2064turn of events, Governor Gavin Newsom has\u2063 repealed AB-2098, a law\u200d that granted \u2063California&#8217;s Medical Board the authority to \u200dtake action\u2062 against doctors \u2064spreading &#8220;COVID-19 Disinformation.&#8221; This decision, made quietly and \u2062without much \u200dpublic attention, has raised\u2064 eyebrows and \u200bsparked discussions about the\u200b freedom of \u2062speech, the\u200c responsibility \u2064of medical professionals, and the potential consequences it may\u200b have on\u200c public health.<\/p>\n<p>For months, AB-2098 has been a controversial topic \u200bin California. \u200cIt aimed to combat the\u2063 spread of misinformation about COVID-19 by enabling the Medical Board to investigate and \u200dreprimand doctors who would purposely promote falsehoods or sow doubt \u2064about the virus and its prevention. \u2063Supporters of the law \u200dargued\u200c that it was necessary to protect the public from harmful misinformation that\u2064 could negatively impact public health efforts against \u200dthe pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>However, opponents of\u200b AB-2098, including Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, strongly asserted that the law was an infringement on the First Amendment rights of medical professionals. Dr. Khatibi, a\u2062 prominent figure in the \u200bfight against AB-2098,\u2062 rightfully argued that doctors\u2063 should be \u2064able to express their opinions freely without fear of repercussions from the state. She believed that the law could stifle necessary debates, hinder scientific progress, \u200band impede the development of effective solutions \u200dto \u2063combat the virus.<\/p>\n<p>In her \u2063recent interview with Stella Escobedo of One \u2064America News, Dr. Khatibi expressed\u200b her concerns about the repeal \u2063of AB-2098. \u2064She highlighted the importance of allowing\u200c a diversity of \u2062opinions and the need to \u2063foster an environment where doctors can engage in open\u200b discussions about the \u200dvarious aspects of the pandemic. Dr.\u200b Khatibi emphasized that this repeal is \u200ba significant victory for medical\u200d professionals who believe in \u2064defending their right \u200bto express their opinions without fear of\u2062 professional consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the\u200d repeal \u200bargue\u200c that it may\u2063 hinder the\u200d state&#8217;s ability to combat the\u200b rampant\u200d spread\u2064 of misinformation regarding COVID-19. They fear that without AB-2098 in place, doctors who purposely promote \u2064falsehoods or conspiracy theories may go\u200d unchecked, leading to confusion and \u2064distrust among the\u2063 general public. They argue that in times of public health\u200c emergencies, it is crucial to \u2062maintain stringent measures to \u200censure accurate information dissemination and protect the \u200cwell-being of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand,\u2064 supporters of the\u200d repeal\u2063 argue that this decision\u200d upholds the principles of freedom of speech and intellectual debate. They\u2064 believe that doctors should \u2062be \u2064able \u2062to express dissenting opinions without \u200bfear\u2064 of professional repercussions.\u200c They\u2064 argue that robust discussions and diverse viewpoints are essential \u200dfor progress and that silencing \u200bdissent stifles innovation and hampers the development of \u200ceffective policy\u2064 measures.<\/p>\n<p>As the repeal \u200bof AB-2098 \u200dtakes effect, it is imperative to balance\u2062 the need for free speech with the responsibility to protect\u2062 public \u200chealth.\u2062 While the\u2062 elimination \u200cof the law \u2063may grant doctors more freedom to \u2064express their opinions, it also places\u2063 the \u200dburden on\u200d the medical community to self-regulate \u2062and ensure that accurate \u200binformation is disseminated. It is an opportunity for doctors to \u200bactively engage in scientific discourse, separate fact from fiction,\u200b and contribute to \u2062building public\u200b trust during these trying times.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Newsom&#8217;s\u200b repeal of AB-2098 has reignited the \u2062ongoing debate surrounding \u200cthe role \u2062of doctors in disseminating information during a pandemic. As we\u200d navigate the complex challenges of \u2062public health emergencies,\u2062 it is essential to remember that maintaining a healthy balance between freedom of\u200d speech \u200band public safety is crucial. The repeal of AB-2098 offers an opportunity for\u2062 doctors to demonstrate their commitment to responsible information dissemination and scientific discourse to better serve the public and\u2062 combat\u200d the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has discreetly repealed AB-2098, which allowed the Medical Board to penalize doctors spreading &#8220;COVID-19 Disinformation.&#8221; Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, who sued Newsom and the medical board, emerged victorious in a preliminary hearing. 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