HB 121: Medical Autonomy for Terminal Patients
This bill allows a terminal patient to legally access a life-ending drug in limited circumstances.
HB 260: Giving Easier Access to Law Enforcement for Private Medical Records
This bill allows law enforcement officers to circumvent a requirement to obtain a warrant to access a person's private medical information.
SB82: Monitoring the Use of Psychotropic Medication by Children in Foster Care
This bill passed both the Senate and House unanimously. Libertas Institute supports this bill. In a 2008 study of children in Utah’s foster care system, 31% of children (833 out of 2,651) had been prescribed one or more...
SB73: The Utah Medical Cannabis Act
This bill passed the Senate on a 17-12 vote but failed in a House committee on a 4-8 vote. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Senator Mark Madsen has sponsored legislation that would allow patients suffering from a few...
More Mothers, and Others, Seeking Expanded Access to Medicinal Cannabis in Utah
Editor’s note: Christine and Tenille are two of the new faces of Utahns seeking increased access to medicinal cannabis in Utah, following last year’s law that narrowly opened up access to a limited group of people....
HB94: The Right to Try Life-Saving Treatments
This bill passed the House 72-1 and passed the Senate unanimously. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. No politician or bureaucrat should stand between doctor and...