Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Virginia Passes Healthcare Freedom Act

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed into law the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act on March 24, 2010, which bars any government from compelling individuals to buy health insurance or face a fine. Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act PDF Text below:

No law shall restrict a person's natural right and power of contract to secure the blessings of liberty to choose private health care systems or private plans. No law shall interfere with the right of a person or entity to pay for lawful medical services to preserve life or health, nor shall any law impose a penalty, tax, fee, or fine, of any type, to decline or to contract for health care coverage or to participate in any particular health care system or plan, except as required by a court where an individual or entity is a named party in a judicial dispute. Nothing herein shall be construed to expand, limit or otherwise modify any determination of law regarding what constitutes lawful medical services within the Commonwealth.

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