We did not get enough signatures to get this Amendment on the ballot for 2022.  Thanks to those of you who dilligent tried. 

All money received for this Amendment was used to pay for supplies, and then the remains were distributed among those who donated.  The Ballot Question Committee for this Amendment has been dissolved.

TITLE
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO CREATE THE "ARKANSAS MEDICAL FREEDOM AMENDMENT"; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON’S MEDICAL FREEDOM SHALL NEVER BE INFRINGED EXCEPT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT THE INFRINGEMENT IS IN FURTHERANCE OF COMPELLING PERSONAL INTEREST TO THE INFRINGED INDIVIDUAL, THE VIOLATION IS DONE BY THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE INFRINGED INVIDUAL, THE INFRINGEMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, AND THE INFRINGED INVIDUAL IS INCAPABLE OF MAKING PERSONAL MEDICAL DECISIONS BECAUSE OF AGE OR MENTAL INCAPACITY.
Subtitle
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO CREATE THE “ARKANSAS MEDICAL FREEDOM AMENDMENT”.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
That the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and upon being submitted to the electors of the state for approval or rejection at the next general election for Representatives and Senators, if a majority of the electors voting thereon at the election adopt the amendment, the amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, to wit:
SECTION 1. This amendment shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Medical Freedom Amendment”.
SECTION 2. (a) The purpose of this amendment is to:
(1) Guarantee that individual medical freedom shall never be infringed and;
(2) Provide a claim or defense to persons whose medical freedom is infringed in any way.
SECTION 3. As used in this amendment:
(1) “Government” means:
(A) A branch, department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government or the State of Arkansas;
(B) A political subdivision of the state, including without limitation a county, municipality, township, or other unit of local government;
(C) An official acting on behalf of government;
(D) A person acting under the color of law of the State of Arkansas or Federal Government; and
(E) A private actor as a willing participant in joint activity with the State or its agents
(2) “Medical Freedom” means:
(A) No person, regardless of race, age, gender, or previous condition, who chooses not to partake in any medical intervention, examination, treatment, or other health-related pursuit may be mandated, coerced, or discriminated against, regardless of pandemic, state of emergency, or other condition of the state.  
(B) Humans are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights to bodily autonomy.
(3) “Rule” means a statement of Arkansas or Federal law, including without limitation a:
(A) Statute;
(B) Rule;
(C) Regulation;
(D) Ordinance;
(E) Administrative provision;
(F) Administrative ruling;
(G) Guideline; or
(H) Requirement.
SECTION 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person’s medical freedom shall not be infringed, even if the infringement results from a rule of general applicability by government or other entity.
(b) A person’s medical freedom may be infringed if it is demonstrated that the infringement to the person includes all of the following:
(1) The infringement comes from the responsible legal guardian or parent of such infringed person; and,
(2) It is in furtherance of compelling personal interest to the individual whose medical freedom is being infringed to the best knowledge of the parent or legal guardian; and,
(3) The infringement of the person’s rights is in accordance with the state and local laws of Arkansas; and,
(4) The person is incapable of making personal medical decisions because of age or mental incapacity.  
SECTION 5. (a) This amendment applies to each rule of government and its implementation, regardless of whether the rule;
(1) Is statutory; or
(2) Was adopted prior to or after the effective date of this amendment.
SECTION 6. (a) This amendment shall be liberally construed to effectuate its remedial and deterrent purposes.
(b) If any provision of this amendment or its application to any particular person or circumstance is held invalid, that provision or its application is severable and does not affect the validity of other provisions or applications of this amendment.
(c) A person whose medical freedom has been infringed in violation of this amendment may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial, administrative, or other appropriate proceeding and obtain appropriate relief.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.  This amendment shall be effective on and after November 9, 2022.
SECTION 8. BALLOT TITLE AND POPULAR NAME.  When this proposed amendment is submitted to the electors of this state on the general election ballot:
(1) The title of this resolution shall be the ballot title; and
(2) The popular name shall be “A Constitutional Amendment to Create the “Arkansas Medical Freedom Amendment”.