Support Patient Choice in Blood Transfusions in Idaho!

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Idaho lawmakers are considering legislation that would affirm a patient’s right to use their own blood or the blood of a designated donor for medical transfusions when medically appropriate and feasible.

H 528 protects the fundamental principle of medical autonomy and individual choice in healthcare decisions—especially in the context of blood products where some patients have personal, medical, or philosophical concerns about the source of donated blood.

The bill includes reasonable exceptions when the directed donation would be detrimental to the donor’s or patient’s health, when timing does not allow coordination, or in emergency services. It also provides liability protection for providers except in cases of gross negligence.

This legislation is an important step toward empowering Idaho families to make healthcare decisions that align with their values and safety concerns when planning surgical or medical procedures.

Please act TODAY and urge your legislators to SUPPORT H 528.

TAKE ACTION

1. H 528 is scheduled to be heard this Wednesday, February 11, at 9:00 AM in the Idaho House Health & Welfare Committee. Idahoans may testify in person or online during the hearing. Remote and in-person registration links will appear at the bottom of the committee’s posted agenda on the Idaho Legislature’s website.

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/standingcommittees/HHEA

2. Contact members of the House Health & Welfare Committee and urge them to SUPPORT H 528.

To avoid spam filters or bounced emails, send THREE SEPARATE EMAILS, using the groups below.

Group 1:
 JVanderWoude@house.idaho.gov
 MErickson@house.idaho.gov
 DHealey@house.idaho.gov
 JRedman@house.idaho.gov
 JoshWheeler@house.idaho.gov
 RBeiswenger@house.idaho.gov

Group 2:
 TBurgoyne@house.idaho.gov
 LCayler@house.idaho.gov
 BFuhriman@house.idaho.gov
 DLeavitt@house.idaho.gov
 LMcCann@house.idaho.gov
 FThompson@house.idaho.gov

Group 3:
 DHall@house.idaho.gov
 STanner@house.idaho.gov
 IRubel@house.idaho.gov
 MEgbert@house.idaho.gov

3. Contact your State Representative and ask them to support H 528.

 Find your Idaho legislators here: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/

Phone calls are most effective, but emails help too.

SAMPLE SCRIPT

“Hello, my name is ___ and I’m a constituent. I’m calling to urge Representative ___ to SUPPORT H 528.

This bill is important to me because it protects my ability to choose the source of blood used in my medical care, including the option to use my own blood or that of someone I trust.

Healthcare decisions—especially those involving life-supporting treatments like blood —should respect individual beliefs and concerns.

Please support H 528 and defend patient autonomy.

Thank you.”

TALKING POINTS

1. Patients should have a say in the source of their blood products. Medical autonomy includes the right to choose your own or a designated donor’s blood when medically appropriate.

2. H 528 protects personal choice without undermining safety. Reasonable exceptions are included for emergencies or when it would harm the donor or recipient. 

3. Directed blood provision respects deeply held values. Some patients have personal, philosophical, or medical reasons for preferring directed or autologous blood, and this bill gives them that option. 

4. A growing number of Americans have serious concerns about receiving blood from donors who have received Covid-19 injections. People have a right to avoid blood supplies they deem to be contaminated. Read this article for more information. https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/pfizer-documents-confirm-covid-injections-are-dangerous/#gsc.tab=0

5. Empowering choice builds trust in healthcare and when patients feel their concerns are respected, they are more likely to engage proactively with their medical care.

6. Choosing the source of one’s own blood aligns with the ethical principle that patients must be fully informed and voluntarily consent to all aspects of their care.

7. H 528 expands medical freedom and bodily autonomy.
    It ensures that personal health decisions—including the choice of blood products—are made by the patient, not dictated solely by institutional policy.

MORE INFORMATION

House Bill 528 — Text and information
 https://trackbill.com/bill/idaho-house-bill-528-directed-blood-product-transfusion/2792468/

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