Censoring doctors leads to mandated speech, racism hoaxes, and death. Dr. Azadeh Khatibi has had enough of California’s silencing. So she sued the state and its Medical Board, and was a driving force behind the repeal of CA’s “medical misinformation” AB2098 law.
But the fight isn’t over. Now she’s taking on AB241, yet another CA law mandating speech in continuing medical education. “Why does California keep passing laws that mandate and censor doctors? California is not home of the free,” writes Dr. Khatibi.
Dr. Azadeh Khatibi is a board-certified ophthalmologist, filmmaker, and activist. She hosts the Within podcast and has testified before Congress on physician autonomy. She completed her MD and MPH at UCSF and UC Berkeley, and led lawsuits challenging California laws restricting medical speech. Her film credits include Window Horses and Sinjar. More at https://x.com/AzadehKhatibiMD and https://substack.com/@azadehkhatibi
