Episode 375 | Health Freedom on the Ballot

Erica Comerford, Director of Political Affairs for Stand for Health Freedom, joins us to discuss SHF’s state-specific voter guides, including for Washington’s 2026 primary election on August 4. The guide sets forth SHF’s endorsements and recommendations of candidates whose survey responses and public records have been carefully vetted for their positions on health freedom, informed consent, parental rights, privacy, school-based health centers, agency power, and related issues.

Erica explains how SHF’s candidate survey and vetting process have evolved over multiple election cycles, what voters can learn when candidates answer direct questions, and how citizens can use the guide alongside their own research. She also shares her own path into health freedom advocacy, including her experience leaving the healthcare field after her medical sovereignty was not honored.

We also discuss SHF’s broader work, including calls to action, model legislation such as the Medical Freedom Act, the Guarding Liberty legislator email series, Health Freedom Institute courses and articles, book club resources, and practical ways advocates can encourage candidates to take clear positions.

Informed Choice Washington does not endorse candidates, make candidate recommendations, or otherwise participate in electioneering. This episode is shared for educational purposes so listeners can review the issues, candidate responses, and available resources for themselves.

Resources:

-Stand for Health Freedom: standforhealthfreedom.com

Washington voter guide: https://standforhealthfreedom.com/guides/wavotes/

-ICWA’s Legislator Scorecard: https://www.billtrack50.com/public/scorecard/summary/ukV57UuD_0-oHS6PBuTrxw

-Health Freedom Institute: healthfreedominstitute.com: online course and articles, including animal vaccines and specific shots and targeted illnesses. $25/year.

-The Vaccine Decision: Every Shot has a Story: https://amzn.to/4glj4Xn

-A Mother's Guide to the Vaccine Decision: https://amzn.to/4wpXo0Y

-SHF Substack / book club: standforhealthfreedom.substack.com

-Guarding Liberty, twice-monthly emails to legislators, currently a nine-part series that explores why protecting medical freedom is essential to the promise that government exists to secure the rights of the people--and why every state should enact the Medical Freedom Act to preserve those liberties for future generations. https://standforhealthfreedom.com/on-guard/

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