The governors continued, “these proposals could erode state sovereignty by granting the WHO’s Director- General the authority to dictate responses to a declared PHEIC, stripping elected representatives of their role in setting public health policies and compelling citizens to comply with WHO directives, potentially including mandates regarding medical treatments.”
Notably, the most recent draft of the Pandemic Treaty would strip provisions that would allow for the WHO to have immediate access to outbreak sites through rapid response and expert teams, weaken intellectual property rights, and allow the WHO to use the treaty to call for parties to combat false, misleading, misinformation, or disinformation through effective international collaboration and cooperation.
Announcement for H.R. 1425 – No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate
rules.house.gov/media/announcement/announcement-hr-1425-no-who-pandemic-preparedness-treaty-without-senate-approval#:~:text=H.R.%201425%20–%20No%20WHO%20Pandemic%20Preparedness%20Treaty%20Without%20Senate
Signatories include:
Governor Kay Ivey (AL),
Governor Mike Dunleavy (AK),
Governor Sarah Sanders (AR),
Governor Ron DeSantis (FL),
Governor Brian Kemp (GA),
Governor Brad Little (ID),
Governor Eric Holcomb (IN),
Governor Kim Reynolds (IA),
Governor Jeff Landry (LA),
Governor Tate Reeves (MS),
Governor Greg Gianforte (MT),
Governor Jim Pillen (NE),
Governor Joe Lombardo (NV),
Governor Chris Sununu (NH),
Governor Doug Burgum (ND),
Governor Kevin Stitt (OK),
Governor Henry McMaster (SC),
Governor Kristi Noem (SD),
Governor Bill Lee (TN),
Governor Greg Abbott (TX),
Governor Spencer Cox (UT),
Governor Glenn Youngkin (VA),
Governor Jim Justice (WV),
Governor Mark Gordon (WY).
h/t Emeraldlight