Politics & Government
Colorado Health Care Workers Now Included In Anti-Doxxing Bill
If passed, those in the health care industry could request to have their private information sealed.
By Karen Morfitt, CBS Denver:
DENVER (CBS4) – When the pandemic started, health care workers were our heroes early on. Communities collectively howled and banged pots in support of their sacrifice. Fast forward to what will be our third year in the pandemic, and Joshua Ewing with the Colorado Hospital Association says things have changed.
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“We no longer go outside to howl. Instead our health care workers are facing incredible threats online and verbally and frankly an increase in violence against them since the pandemic started,” he said.
Their organization lobbied to get doctors and nurses across Colorado included in an anti-doxxing Bill.
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