{"id":45527,"date":"2021-01-04T18:33:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T22:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=45527"},"modified":"2021-01-04T18:33:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T22:33:08","slug":"medical-tyranny-comes-to-new-york-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=45527","title":{"rendered":"Medical Tyranny Comes to New York State"},"content":{"rendered":"

NY Assemblyman Defends Bill Permitting Detainment Of Carriers Of “Contagious Disease”<\/h1>\n

by Isabel van Brugen
\nThe Epoch Times,<\/p>\n

A\u00a0New York<\/a>\u00a0Democrat on Sunday defended a controversial bill that could\u00a0allow the state governor to \u201corder the removal\u201d or detention of an individual deemed to be a suspected case, contact, or carrier of a \u201ccontagious disease\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0if they \u201cpose an imminent and significant threat to the public health.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Assemblyman Nick Perry, sponsor of\u00a0Bill A416<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0could see individuals detained \u201cby a single order \u2026\u00a0in a medical facility or other appropriate\u00a0facility,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0pushed back against backlash that the legislation would violate Americans\u2019 constitutional rights,\u00a0according to a\u00a0statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The bill (pdf<\/a>) is scheduled to be taken up on Wednesday<\/strong>\u00a0by the assembly\u2019s health committee, and states that it may be used in the event that the governor declares a state of health emergency \u201cdue to an epidemic of any communicable disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

It requires the state governor or his or her delegee \u201cto apply for a court order authorizing\u00a0a detention within three business days.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c[T]he governor or his or her\u00a0delegee\u00a0may, in his or her discretion, issue and seek enforcement of any other orders that he or she determines are necessary or appropriate to prevent dissemination or transmission of contagious diseases\u00a0\u2026 to require an individual who has been exposed to or infected by a contagious disease to complete an appropriate, prescribed course of treatment, preventive medication or vaccination,\u201d the bill states. \u201cSuch person or persons shall, upon request, be afforded an opportunity to be heard.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the bill, an individual may be detained for up to 60 days but they may not be detained after it is determined that they are no longer contagious.<\/p>\n

\u201cNotwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in no event shall any person be detained for more than sixty days without a court order authorizing such detention,\u201d the bill states. \u201cThe governor or his or her delegee shall seek further court review of such detention within ninety days following the initial court order authorizing detention and thereafter within ninety days of each subsequent court review.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Responding to widespread criticism of the bill, Perry, a Democrat, noted that earlier versions of the bill were circulated during the 2015-2016 legislative session.<\/p>\n

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