Keep the Government Out of Your Body | Support HB2512 and HB2199
- Abbra Green
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
We’ve spent years watching politicians decide they know better than you do about what goes into (or stays out of your own body). Mandates, prohibitions, job threats, school barriers; the playbook is familiar by now.
HB2512 and HB2199 are two measures that draw a hard line against this type of overreach. They simply insist that your body belongs to you. The Libertarian Party of Hawaii supports both measures without reservation. Here’s exactly what they do and why we’re pushing them hard.
Support HB2512 | The Hawaii Medical Freedom Act
HB2512 writes explicit protections into state law: no public agency, no private employer covered by state rules, no school, no licensing board gets to punish, exclude, or discriminate against you for refusing any medical intervention, including a vaccine, a test, a drug, a procedure, or a device. It covers adults making decisions for themselves and parents making them for their kids. The Department of Health must update its administrative rules to match, and the Legislature gets a report showing they actually followed through.
Whether it comes dressed up as “public health” or “workplace safety”, coercion is coercion. HB2512 forbids anyone from using government power to make medical choices for you. This bill protects the quiet majority who want to be left alone. That’s why it matters here.
Support HB2199 | Codifying Bodily Autonomy
HB2199 creates a standalone chapter in Hawaii Revised Statutes that declares every person has the right to accept or refuse any health care intervention, screening, treatment, or immunization based on their own judgment, religious convictions, or deeply held beliefs. It prohibits state agencies, employers, educational institutions, and other covered entities from imposing penalties, exclusions, or adverse actions for exercising that right.
This is another anti-force bill. Once the government starts deciding which medical decisions are “responsible” enough to avoid punishment, the door is open to endless mission creep. We’ve already seen where that road leads: privacy and travel restrictions, job losses, kids kept out of classrooms, and families divided. HB2199 slams that door shut before the next “emergency” gives the state apparatus another excuse to swing it wide open again.
Support HB2199 & HB2512
Both bills are straightforward defenses of self-ownership in an area where the state clearly loves to meddle. They don’t create new entitlements. They don’t spend taxpayer money. They don’t tell anyone what to think or what to inject. They just say: your body, your call. No exceptions, no loopholes, no “for the greater good” overrides.
That principle is why the Libertarian Party exists. We don’t trust the government with that kind of power over peaceful people. That is at the heart of why we support HB2199 & HB2512.
Take Action
These bills are stuck in committee, and the mid-March crossover deadline is closing in fast. If hearings aren't scheduled soon, they risk deferral and could die without ever reaching a vote. Your direct contact can push for progress. Legislators do respond to pressure.
Contact your State Representative today and urge them to:
Support HB2512 (Hawaii Medical Freedom Act) and HB2199 (Bodily Autonomy protections).
Add these bills to upcoming committee hearings in Health (HLT), Consumer Protection & Commerce (CPC where applicable), and Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs (JHA) so they get heard, voted out, and advanced before crossover.
Avoid deferring them.
How to reach them quickly:
Find your specific House representative (including contact phone, email, and office info) using the official "Find Your Legislator" tool: (enter your address for instant results).
Don’t forget to contact key committee members directly via the committee pages:
Call, email, or message them a short, clear note. For example: "As your constituent, I strongly support HB2512 and HB2199 to protect bodily autonomy. Please schedule hearings in committee soon to give these bills a fair chance before crossover."
Submit testimony online when hearings are announced—watch the committee pages or our updates for notices. It's straightforward and carries real weight.
We’ll track every move and notify you when hearings are set or more action is needed. Need help drafting a message, preparing testimony, or joining the push? Sign up at our site or drop us a line.
Your body. Your rules.
Let’s flood the committees with calls to act before these bills get deferred.
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