Informed consent is a basic human right. All people have the right to weigh the risks and benefits of any medical intervention for themselves or minor family members in determining whether or not to undergo any intervention. To this end, we declare:

a. Healthcare decisions, including routine preventive care such as immunizations, should be between a patient and healthcare professional and should be protected from government intrusion. Furthermore, medical and pharmacy associations or boards shall not interfere with physician and patient treatment plans.

b. Texas public schools have a duty to inform parents they can opt out of CDC recommended vaccinations for their children.

c. Abortion is not healthcare.

d. Government has no right to mandate specific medical procedures or methods of healthcare.

e. Both the risks and benefits of a proposed intervention must be equally communicated and accessible to the patient or to a minor patient’s parents or guardian.

f. The patient’s decision, or, in the case of a minor, the parent or guardian’s decision, to undergo a procedure or not must be recognized as equally valid without bias, consequence, or retaliation.

g. We reject any government-mandated treatment, vaccination, or use of controlled substances of any kind.

h. We call for an addition to the Texas Bill of Rights that explicitly recognizes the natural right to refuse vaccination or medical treatment and the right for such choices to not be a condition of provision of government services.