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An amendment to Ohio’s constitution “To preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage” is underway and being pushed by the Ohio Project. The Ohio Project is affiliated with the Ohio Liberty Council and are seeking to obtain 500,000 signatures from Ohio’s citizens to get the proposed amendment on the ballot this November.
The Ohio Liberty Council is a statewide coalition of over 25 grassroots groups. They have submitted a proposed state constitutional amendment that will “preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage.” The amendment, drafted by the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, would protect Ohioans from the financial burdens and individual mandates contained in the new federal health care measure passed by Congress. The group filed constitutional amendment summary language and nearly 3,000 signatures from registered voters in 48 counties with the Ohio Secretary of State and Attorney General.
The first week of the petition garnered over 11,000 signatures. Their goal is to get an additional 50,000 signatures in the next week.
For interested readers that would like to sign the electronic petition it can be found at https://secure157.websitewelcome.com/~theohiop/petition.php.
The overview and full text of the proposed amendment can be found below.
| Amendment
Title: To preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage 1. In Ohio, no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system. 2. In Ohio, no law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance. 3. In Ohio, no law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance. The proposed law would not 1. Affect laws or rules in effect as of March 19, 2010. 2. Affect which services a health care provider or hospital is required to perform or provide. 3. Affect terms and conditions of government employment. 4. Affect any laws calculated to deter fraud or punish wrongdoing in the health care industry. FULL TEXT OF AMENDMENT ARTICLE I Section 21 (A) No federal, state, or local law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system. Section 21 (B) No federal, state, or local law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance. Section 21 (C) No federal, state, or local law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance. Section 21 (D) This section does not affect laws or rules in effect as of March 19, 2010; affect which services a health care provider or hospital is required to perform or provide; affect terms and conditions of government employment; or affect any laws calculated to deter fraud or punish wrongdoing in the health care industry. Section 21 (E) As used in this Section, (2) “Health care system” means any public or private entity or program whose function or purpose includes the management of, processing of, enrollment of individuals for, or payment for, in full or in part, health care services, health care data, or health care information for its participants. (3) “Penalty or fine” means any civil or criminal penalty or fine, tax, salary or wage withholding or surcharge or any named fee established by law or rule by a government established, created, or controlled agency that is used to punish or discourage the exercise of rights protected under this section. |
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