OAN Staff&nbsp;<a href="https://www.oann.com/tag/alicia-summers"></a><a href="https://www.oann.com/tag/stella-escobedo">Stella Escobedo</a> 2:28 PM – Tuesday, April 1, 2025 There is a heated debate in Idaho over the Medical Freedom Act,&nbsp; a bill designed to ensure no adult or child can be excluded from work, public venues or daily life based on their medical choices,&nbsp; even by private businesses. However, &nbsp;a last-minute carve-out for daycares has sparked outrage, with advocates like Leslie Manookian, Health Freedom Defense Fund president,&nbsp; warning it could set a dangerous precedent for eroding existing vaccine exemptions for children. One America’s Stella Escobedo spoke with Manookian. <figure class="wp-block-video"><video autoplay="" controls="" loop="" poster="https://www.oann.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/vid-poster-image.jpg" src="https://d1cc0p6j4uj4n9.cloudfront.net/736ea81d-dd89-462e-8fbd-75a04d99c7f6/mp4/ed566188-2792-484f-9663-a234307993ae_Mp4_Avc_Aac_16x9_1280x720p_30Hz_3.5Mbps_qvbr.mp4" width="100%" height="auto"></video></figure>

There is a heated debate in Idaho over the Medical Freedom Act,  a bill designed to ensure no adult or child can be excluded from work, public venues or daily life based on their medical choices,  even by private businesses.{ai:summary}Idaho's Medical Freedom Act aims to protect individuals from exclusion based on medical choices, but a last-minute exemption for daycares has caused significant backlash. Advocates warn this could undermine current vaccine exemptions for children.The controversy highlights tensions between personal medical freedom and public health policies. #society

Idaho's Medical Freedom Act Carves-Out Daycares, Sparking Outrage

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