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The proposed state ban would prevent even people with disabilities from masking to protect health at protests. The bill contains a narrow carveout that would allow people to use masks to protect health during a declared health emergency, but the COVID emergency declaration has lapsed. Thus, this legislation essentially asks people with disabilities to choose between their right to assembly and their personal safety.
own health and safety. Under such a policy, my masked trips to the grocery store to protect my elderly grandfather could be interpreted as illegal.—they’re likely to face more invasive questions and harassment about their health status. Further, police can ask them toAs with all overly broad policies, these bans are likely to be disproportionately enforced against historically over-policed groups, namely low-income Black and Brown communities.
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