Montana Medical Freedom Alliance

10/30/2026

From the preborn child, the teenager experiencing profound distress about his or her gender, to the elderly patient with dementia, every human life deserves dignity, compassion, and respect-regardless of age, ability, dependency, or medical condition.

But what happens when modern medicine begins to define human worth by independence, cognitive ability, consciousness, or other measurable characteristics?

As medicine continues to advance, questions surrounding personhood, human dignity, and medical ethics are becoming increasingly important.

In the first article of a four-part series, I explore the history of medical ethics, the changing definition of personhood, and why recognizing the inherent dignity of every human being is essential to ethical healthcare.

I believe human dignity is not earned through intelligence, independence, health, or ability. It is inherent. Ethical medicine must be grounded in respect for human life, compassionate care, professional integrity, and the protection of our most vulnerable patients.

Read Part 1 of this thought-provoking series and consider what these questions mean for the future of healthcare.

https://montanamedicalfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/modern-medicine-has-lost-the-concept

10/28/2026

What happens when a physician challenges established medical policies and raises questions about patient safety, informed consent, and medical freedom?

Dr. Ryan Cole, a Mayo Clinic-trained pathologist and Head of Medical and Scientific Affairs for the Independent Medical Alliance, has been a prominent and controversial voice in discussions surrounding COVID-19 policies, vaccine safety, and medical mandates.

In this episode of Family Matters, Montana Medical Freedom Alliance founder Erin Laws interviews Dr. Cole about his experiences during the pandemic, the professional consequences of challenging medical consensus, and his perspective on the future of American healthcare.

At Montana Medical Freedom Alliance, we believe scientific inquiry, open dialogue, professional integrity, and informed consent are essential to maintaining trust in medicine. Difficult questions deserve thoughtful examination, transparent evidence, and respectful discussion.

Watch the full conversation here:

A Mayo Clinic-trained pathologist. A global pandemic. A medical est...

10/23/2026

As Election Day approaches on November 3rd, Montanans have an important opportunity to help shape the future of healthcare in our state.

At Montana Medical Freedom Alliance, we believe that medical freedom, the sanctity of human life, informed consent, and ethical medicine are principles worth protecting. The leaders we elect will make decisions that affect patient rights, parental authority, freedom of conscience, and the ability of healthcare professionals to practice medicine with integrity and independent clinical judgment.

These issues go beyond political party lines. They are about protecting human dignity, preserving the patient-provider relationship, and ensuring that medical decisions are guided by sound evidence and ethical principles.

Before casting your ballot, take time to research where candidates stand on the issues that matter most to you.

Stand for Health Freedom offers a voter guide to help you learn more about candidates and their positions on health freedom.

https://standforhealthfreedom.com/endorsements/montana/

10/14/2026

MMFA Founder Erin Laws was honored to attend Live Action’s 2026 Lawmakers Summit in Rising Fawn, Georgia, earlier this year.

The summit brought together hundreds of lawmakers and pro-life advocates from across the country to discuss emerging trends, meaningful policy solutions, and ways to strengthen a culture that values life and family.

Erin was joined by fellow Montanans Deborah Tilden of SMART Women’s Healthcare, Representative Paul Fielder (HD 14), and legislative candidate Chiko Olson (HD 79).

Events like this provide valuable opportunities to collaborate, exchange ideas, and advance policies that protect human dignity, uphold medical ethics, and strengthen families.

Learn more about the summit: https://www.liveaction.org/lawmakers-summit

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10/07/2026

The inaugural Montana Life Summit was a tremendous success!

As a proud partner of this year’s Summit, Montana Medical Freedom Alliance was encouraged to see Montanans come together for thoughtful conversations on a wide range of issues affecting health, medicine, families, and human dignity.

For MMFA, several discussions were especially important: protecting medical freedom, strengthening true informed consent, supporting whole-body wellness, and restoring ethics and integrity to the practice of medicine.

We were also grateful for conversations that challenged us to think more broadly about health, including Bob Quinn’s insights on food, agriculture, and the role nutrition can play in supporting wellness.

At the heart of these discussions is a principle we believe matters deeply: patients deserve honest information, meaningful risk-benefit discussions, individualized care, and the freedom to make voluntary healthcare decisions in partnership with clinicians who are free to exercise independent clinical judgment.

Thank you to the speakers, partners, volunteers, sponsors and everyone who attended the Montana Life Summit and helped make this inaugural event such a success.

Together, we can continue advancing integrity and ethics in Montana healthcare.

10/07/2026

09/28/2026

THEY’VE NEVER ALL BEEN IN THE SAME ROOM. UNTIL NOW.
On October 2–3, experts you’d normally travel to dozens of conferences to hear will come together on one stage in Helena to promote a culture that values life.
Hear Dr. Ryan Cole on the future of medicine, Leslie Manookian on medical freedom, Dr. Ingrid Skop on women’s health, and Dr. Bob Quinn on the connection between farming, food, and wellness.
And that’s just the beginning.
The Montana Life Summit will also tackle assisted su***de, informed consent, patient autonomy, family rights, public policy, and some of the biggest questions surrounding the value of human life.
Two days. Eleven speakers. One stage.
🔥 The inaugural Montana Life Summit is coming to Helena. Be in the room.
📅 October 2–3
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton | Downtown Helena
🎟️ Tickets available now at MTLifeSummit.com

09/22/2026

Every state which has tried to ban this dangerous product has been unsuccessful - including Montana. It’s beyond time for the federal government to act.

‘You have failed to take decisive action on this front despite overwhelming credible evidence to the harm of this technology,’ they said.

09/19/2026

🚨 WALL STREET EXECUTIVE LEFT IT ALL TO FIGHT FOR MEDICAL FREEDOM.

Leslie Manookian built a high-powered career in finance, working at Goldman Sachs in New York and London before becoming a director at Alliance Capital, where she led European investment research and portfolio management.

But one meeting changed everything. Manookian sat across from senior executives of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, in which her firm had roughly $1 billion invested.

The CEO acknowledged that a substantial number of people had died during trials of a new blockbuster drug, then emphasized its projected $7 billion in peak sales.

Manookian decided to walk away from Wall Street and devoted her career to medical ethics and health freedom.

Today, she is the founder and president of the Health Freedom Defense Fund and has helped lead major legal challenges to medical mandates.

🔥 Now she’s coming to Helena for the Montana Life Summit.

Leslie will take you inside the medical freedom movement, the victories changing laws across America, and the battles coming next.

📅 October 2–3
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton | Downtown Helena
🎟️ Tickets available now at MTLifeSummit.com

09/18/2026

🚨 MONTANA IS DEBATING ASSISTED SU***DE.

Jessica Rodgers has seen the consequences firsthand. As a former caregiver in a state where assisted su***de is legal and now Coalitions Director for Patients Rights Action Fund, she works nationally to defend patients, people with disabilities, the elderly, and other vulnerable populations.

Sen. Carl Glimm has taken on the issue here at home, sponsoring legislation addressing physician-assisted su***de and Montana law.

Now, they’re coming together at the Montana Life Summit.

Jessica Rodgers and Sen. Carl Glimm will discuss what has happened in places where assisted su***de has been legalized, where Montana currently stands, and the ongoing legislative debate over physician-assisted su***de in our state.

🔥 Get up to speed on one of the most consequential life issues being debated in Montana.

📅 October 2–3
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton | Downtown Helena
🎟️ Tickets available now at www.mtlifesummit.com