Rep. Ron Johnson Introduces Legislation Giving Doctors The Freedom To Do This

Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at blocking federal agencies from interfering with doctors’ rights to treat patients.

The legislation, titled “The Right To Treat Act,” was co-sponsored by Republican Indiana Sen. Mike Braun and would make it so no federal agency would have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine and that no federal law, rule, regulation, or policy would restrict the distribution of FDA approved drugs or a Right to Try drug.

Many other countries have experimented with off-label drugs to prevent or treat COVID-19. The drug Ivermectin has been studied in Japan and in the U.K. In early February, a Japanese pharmaceutical company found that Ivermectin had an “antiviral effect” against COVID-19.

The drug has not been approved by the FDA but made news after podcaster Joe Rogan said he used the drug to battle COVID-19 when he was infected. Some doctors have said the drug works, the FDA does not recommend taking the drug to treat or prevent COVID-19.

Johnson’s office said that at least 13 state legislatures are considering or have already passed bills to protect the physicians’ off-label prescribing rights.

“The pandemic exposed the fact that many doctors no longer call the shots when it comes to treating patients, the COVID Cartel does. The COVID Cartel includes the Biden Administration, federal health agencies, Big PHARMA, mainstream media, and Big Tech,” Johnson said.

“The Right to Treat Act would ensure that federal health agencies return to their proper functions of gathering and providing public health data and regulating drug safety – not telling doctors how to practice medicine,” he continued.

Johnson claimed that a large number of people died from COVID-19 due to federal health agencies dictating which American drugs would be effective.

“Because federal health agencies sabotaged the early treatment of COVID-19 using widely available and safe generic drugs, an untold number of people needlessly died from COVID-19. Americans and doctors should have the freedom to use fully approved drugs without fear of reprisal. It’s time to once again let doctors be doctors and allow them to fully practice medicine,” Johnson added.