Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) | norinehammond.org
Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) | norinehammond.org
State Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) is all for the Health Care Rght to Conscience Act being carried out as she believes it was intended to
“I firmly believe that the COVID-19 virus is real,” Hammond said on the House floor during a recent debate on amendeding the Health Care Right of Conscience Act. “For myself, personally I am fully vaccinated. I will also get a booster shot when it's the appropriate time, but that is my choice. Many of my constituents do not share my belief and I respect them for that. We talk about misinformation, this is not misinformation. Let's give people credit for having individual rights and deciding what they think is right for their body. This is not how this act was intended.”
The Health Care Rght to Conscience Act prevents health care workers from being penalized for refusing to perform procedures they have a conscientious objection to. The amendment makes it easier for employers to enforce COVID mandates after people used the original act to refuse mandate compliance.
The bill, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in early November is set to go into effect on July 1, 2022 after passing both houses mostly along partisan lines.
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