Conservatives ask DeSantis to kill bill shielding hospitals that treat COVID patients from lawsuits
February 22, 2022 | Florida
DeSantis must decide whether to favor the concerns of private conservative groups or the Republican Florida legislators who advanced the bill. Conservatives and medical freedom groups are urging Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to kill a bill forwarded by the state’s Republican-dominated legislature that would extend legal immunity to hospitals that treat COVID-19 patients.
NBC affiliate WFLA explained that SB 7014 would extend a measure passed last year and prevent liability lawsuits against hospitals for claims related to “damages, injury, or death.”
According to The Epoch Times, the bill would make it very difficult for health care providers to be sued “as long as they follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).”
The outlet noted that proponents of the bill, which has already cleared the Senate and the House, “say the measure still is needed to help health care facilities stay solvent during the pandemic.”.. (Excerpt from LIFESITENEWS.COM)
