9/ This issue demands deeper investigation. Who’s funding these campaigns? Which legal networks are driving the lawsuits? How are online disinformation ecosystems amplifying this narrative? And how can progressive movements reclaim these terms without abandoning their principles?

healthcare. But when these terms are used to justify rejecting vaccines, banning gender-affirming care, or excluding marginalized students, they become tools of oppression — not liberation.

groundwork for a theocratic, anti-democratic society — all while wearing the mask of civil rights advocacy.
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‎7/ What makes this especially hard to counter is that the language sounds progressive. “Bodily autonomy” is a core principle of reproductive justice. “Informed consent” is essential in

anti-science rhetoric with end-times theology.
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‎6/ This convergence isn’t accidental. It reflects a broader far-right strategy to replace pluralism with ideological purity. By redefining “freedom” as the right to reject science, secular governance, and collective care, they’re laying the

5/ The trend is spreading fast:
‎- At least 30 states have introduced “medical freedom” bills since 2023.
‎- Some include loopholes allowing parents to opt out of all health requirements using vague “conscience” or “mental wellness” claims.
‎- Churches are hosting “medical freedom” rallies, blending

like when private schools cite “medical freedom” to deny enrollment to disabled students, or when anti-trans groups claim gender-affirming care bans are about “protecting children with medical vulnerabilities.”

disabled people, and LGBTQ+ youth.
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‎4/ This co-optation is particularly insidious because it undermines real disability justice movements. For decades, disabled activists have fought for accessibility, dignity, and inclusion. Now, their language is being twisted to defend exclusion —

3/ The goal? To dismantle shared institutions under the banner of “freedom,” while positioning themselves as the true defenders of civil rights. They claim mandates discriminate against people with “medical trauma” or religious objections — even as they endanger immunocompromised communities,

workplace safety rules. Meanwhile, religious liberty organizations are partnering with anti-vax networks to frame public health as “coercion” — echoing authoritarian playbooks from Hungary to Florida.

to justify rolling back public health, science, and inclusion.

This isn’t just spin. It’s a coordinated strategy.
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‎2/ Groups that once focused on opposing vaccines are now filing lawsuits citing the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) to challenge mask mandates, school health policies, and even