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Lawyer: Healthcare reform violates rights
LAS VEGAS, -- A candidate for Nevada attorney general says healthcare reform violates at least seven amendments to the U.S. Constitution and has sued seeking to overturn it.
Joel Hansen, who is running on the Independent American Party line, said his lawsuit against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act focuses on individual rights, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday. He said suits filed by several state attorneys general focus only on states' rights.
He said the law violates the First Amendment because it forces people who believe abortion is morally wrong to pay for abortions. He said the bill also forces people to buy insurance and violates privacy rights by opening medical records.
The Independent American Party, the Nevada Eagle Forum and People v. U.S., a group Hansen founded, are among the plaintiffs.
LAS VEGAS, -- A candidate for Nevada attorney general says healthcare reform violates at least seven amendments to the U.S. Constitution and has sued seeking to overturn it.
Joel Hansen, who is running on the Independent American Party line, said his lawsuit against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act focuses on individual rights, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday. He said suits filed by several state attorneys general focus only on states' rights.
He said the law violates the First Amendment because it forces people who believe abortion is morally wrong to pay for abortions. He said the bill also forces people to buy insurance and violates privacy rights by opening medical records.
The Independent American Party, the Nevada Eagle Forum and People v. U.S., a group Hansen founded, are among the plaintiffs.