Florida’s primary care physicians are taking aim at the new state law prohibiting physicians from talking about firearms dangers with their patients on the grounds that the law violates first amendment rights.
The bill authored by the Florida representative of the National Rifle Association originally included penalties for offending physicians of up to five years in prison and a $5 million fine. The final bill requires the physician to go before a review board and face the loss of their license if found guilty
“This is not about guns. It has nothing to do with the Second Amendment right to bear arms but it infringes upon the First Amendment right to discuss firearms safety,” Lisa A. Cosgrove, MD, president of the Florida Pediatric Society/Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, told “This is not about guns. It has nothing to do with the Second Amendment right to bear arms but it infringes upon the First Amendment right to discuss firearms safety,” Lisa A. Cosgrove, MD, president of the Florida Pediatric Society/Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, told HealthLeaders Media.
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Unless the doctor is treating a child for a gunshot wound, it is none of his business who has guns and who does not. If they do have guns and say so, is it marked on the patient’s medical record, which will end up in some beurocrats’ hands once Obama No-care gets going?
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