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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of |
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individuals to refuse medical treatments and to access public |
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accommodations. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 36 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36. RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICAL TREATMENT; ACCESS TO |
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PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. (a) Each individual residing in this state |
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has the right to refuse any medical treatment, including a |
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procedure, vaccine, medical device, or prophylactic, and a person |
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may not interfere with or impede that right in any manner. |
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(b) A person may not restrict or deny an individual's access |
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to public accommodations based on the individual's exercise of the |
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right guaranteed under Subsection (a) of this section to refuse a |
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medical treatment. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right |
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of individuals to refuse medical treatments and to access public |
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accommodations." |