MY PROMISE TO FLORIDIANS
PILLAR VII — Medical Freedom
Patients Before Protocols
Medical decisions should be made by patients and their doctors — not by fear, politics, or coercion.
When mandates replaced consent, trust was lost.
Florida must restore trust.
YOUR BODY YOUR DECISION
The Medical Freedom
Plan
1. The Principle
Your body.
Your decision.
True informed consent means:
- Clear information
- Transparent risks and benefits
- Freedom from coercion
- Freedom from fear tactics
Healthcare must be guided by knowledge, not pressure.
2. What Medical Freedom Means
- Respect for doctor-patient relationships
- Protection of informed consent
- Freedom from forced mandates
- Access to prescription medicine when appropriate
- Access to holistic and alternative care when legally available
• The right to seek second opinions
Patients deserve options, not ultimatums.
3. Responsibility & Safety
Medical freedom is not chaos.
It includes:
- Licensed professional guidance
- Education about risks and benefits
- Special protection for children
- Responsible oversight
- Lawful compliance
Freedom and responsibility go together.
4. Personal Transparency
Frank J. Russo is open that he legally holds a Florida medical marijuana card and uses edible forms responsibly to assist with focus and reading.
He follows the law.
No citizen who complies with medical law should feel criminalized or stigmatized for managing their health.
Legal, supervised treatment, whether prescription, plant-based, or therapeutic, should not carry shame.
Why This Matters
Many Floridians prefer natural or plant-based options.
Others rely on prescription medicine.
Some combine both under medical guidance.
Medical freedom respects:
- Pharmaceutical science
- Holistic care
- Emerging treatments
- Individual choice
Patients should never feel forced, pressured, or silenced.
The Result
Restored trust.
Clear consent.
Reduced stigma.
Doctor-guided decisions.
Healthcare centered on human dignity.
Humanity Over the Dollar means people come before pharmaceutical pressure.
Patients before protocols.
