MO HJR19

Submits to Missouri voters a constitutional amendment adding Section 35 to Article I, establishing health care freedom as a fundamental right for citizens to make autonomous decisions about lawful health care services and direct payment arrangements

Prohibits government officials or agencies from compelling participation in any health care system or imposing penalties, taxes, fees, or levies for choosing not to participate in such systems

Prevents government from penalizing citizens' right to offer or accept direct payment for lawful health care services through any direct or indirect penalty, tax, fee, or levy

Allows courts to enforce health care contracts and permits the legislature to establish statutes prohibiting dangerous health care services, regulating health insurance, and collecting uniform taxes for public health care programs, provided such statutes comply with all other constitutional provisions

Directs the ballot language to ask voters whether the Missouri Constitution should be amended to declare that all persons have a fundamental right to make their own choices about obtaining lawful health care services and making direct payments according to private agreements