activities · 23
what they do
advocacy · 22
- Advocate for physician rights and medical integrity through legal and regulatory actions FDA Citizen Petitions & Medical AdvocacyProvides legal support to physicians facing disciplinary actions over speech or medical decisions, files citizen petitions with the FDA to advocate for access to repurposed medications and regulatory transparency, and formally participates in Supreme Court cases concerning medical ethics and public health authority.
- Conducting Legislative Outreach and Public Education FDA Citizen Petitions & Medical AdvocacyConducts legislative outreach and public education campaigns focused on medical ethics and informed consent.
- Conducts legislative and public education campaigns Legal & Professional Support for Medical SpeechEngages in legislative outreach and public education on medical ethics, informed consent, and threats to medical autonomy through issue briefs, video content, and public events.
- File amicus curiae briefs in federal courts to defend free speech and medical autonomy Amicus Litigation for Medical FreedomFiles amicus curiae briefs in U.S. Supreme Court and federal appellate courts in cases involving physician speech rights, vaccine mandates, parental rights, and government influence on medical practice and public health policy. Specific cases include support for healthcare workers challenging mandates, challenges to school social transition policies, and First Amendment cases involving government pressure on social media censorship.
- Files amicus curiae briefs in federal courts Amicus Litigation for Medical FreedomFiles amicus curiae briefs in U.S. Supreme Court and federal appellate court cases to support constitutional rights in medicine, parental rights, free speech, and challenges to public health mandates, including vaccine mandates and censorship.
- Filing Amicus Curiae Briefs Amicus Litigation for Medical FreedomFiles amicus curiae briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and other courts to support cases related to physician speech rights, parental rights, public health authority, and challenges to mandates or censorship.
- Filing Amicus Curiae Briefs Amicus Litigation for Medical FreedomFiles amicus curiae briefs in U.S. Supreme Court, federal appellate court, and circuit court cases to defend constitutional rights, physician speech rights, parental rights, and challenge mandates or censorship.
- Filing Amicus Curiae Briefs Amicus Litigation for Medical FreedomFiles amicus curiae briefs in U.S. Supreme Court, federal appellate court, and other court cases to defend constitutional rights, physician speech rights, parental rights, and challenge public health authority and mandates.
- Organizing and Publishing Presentations and Panel Discussions Legal & Professional Support for Medical SpeechHosts and publishes presentations and organizes panel discussions at events like the Freedom Summit, focusing on truth-telling in medicine, defending medical freedom, and challenging institutional authority.
- Physician Support and Advocacy Legal & Professional Support for Medical SpeechProvides support to physicians facing disciplinary actions from medical boards due to their speech or medical decisions, and advocates for ethical and transparent standards in medicine and the integrity of the patient-doctor relationship.
- Physician Support and Advocacy Legal & Professional Support for Medical SpeechProvides support to physicians facing disciplinary actions from medical boards due to their speech or medical decisions, and advocates for ethical and transparent standards in medicine.
- Produce and publish educational media content on medical freedom and ethicsProduces and publishes video content including The Gold Report and Daily Dose segments, and hosts panel discussions and presentations at events like the 2025 Freedom Summit, featuring medical professionals discussing truth in medicine, legislative actions, and moral responsibility in healthcare.
- Producing and Publishing Video ContentProduces and publishes video series and segments, such as "The Gold Report" and "Daily Dose," featuring discussions on moral responsibility in medicine and legislative action on medical procedures.
- Publication of Issue Briefs Medical Autonomy Issue BriefsPublishes issue briefs on various topics including challenging COVID-19 mandates, critiquing informed consent for gender-affirming procedures, assessing censorship, and questioning governance within health organizations.
- Publish issue briefs on medical ethics, censorship, and public health governance Medical Autonomy Issue BriefsProduces and publishes issue briefs analyzing legal and ethical concerns related to medical mandates, informed consent in gender-affirming care, censorship in the U.S., media influence, World Health Organization governance, and perceived threats to medical autonomy from regulatory bodies.
- Publishing Issue Briefs Medical Autonomy Issue BriefsPublishes issue briefs on topics such as challenging COVID-19 mandates, critiquing informed consent for gender-affirming procedures, media propaganda, censorship, World Health Organization governance, and concerns about medical boards.
- Regulatory Advocacy and Public Education FDA Citizen Petitions & Medical AdvocacySubmits citizen petitions to the FDA to advocate for access to repurposed medications and greater transparency in regulatory policy, while also conducting legislative outreach and public education campaigns on medical ethics and informed consent.
- Regulatory Advocacy and Public Education FDA Citizen Petitions & Medical AdvocacySubmits citizen petitions to the FDA to advocate for access to repurposed medications and greater transparency, and conducts legislative outreach and public education campaigns on medical ethics and informed consent.
- Submits citizen petitions to federal agencies FDA Citizen Petitions & Medical AdvocacySubmits formal citizen petitions to the FDA advocating for access to repurposed medications and greater transparency in regulatory decision-making.
- Submitting Citizen Petitions to the FDA FDA Citizen Petitions & Medical AdvocacySubmits citizen petitions to the FDA to advocate for access to repurposed medications and greater transparency in regulatory policy.
- Supporting Physicians Facing Disciplinary Actions Legal & Professional Support for Medical SpeechProvides support to physicians who are subject to disciplinary actions by medical boards in response to their speech or medical decisions.
- Supports physicians facing disciplinary actions Legal & Professional Support for Medical SpeechProvides legal and organizational support to physicians who face disciplinary actions by medical boards due to their speech or medical decisions, particularly in cases involving public health policies or mandates.
research · 1
- Publication of Issue Briefs Medical Autonomy Issue BriefsPublishes issue briefs on various topics including legal precedents challenging COVID-19 mandates, critiques of informed consent for gender-affirming procedures, media propaganda, censorship in the U.S., and governance within the World Health Organization and medical boards.
strategies · 31
how they think
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- Advocacy for Parental Rights in Medical and Educational Decisions constitutional_parental_rightsDefends the constitutional right of parents to direct their children’s upbringing, opposing government or institutional interference—such as secret social transitions in schools—as unethical and legally impermissible overreach.
- Advocacy for Parental Rights in Medical and Educational Decisions constitutional_parental_rightsDefends the constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children, particularly in opposition to school-led social transitions and medical interventions, viewing government interference as unlawful and ideologically driven.
- Advocating for Constitutional Integrity and Civil Liberties constitutional integrity modelThe organization works to preserve medical freedom and civil liberties by emphasizing truth, transparency, and adherence to constitutional principles. This includes opposing government coercion of private social media companies to suppress protected speech and advocating for the supremacy of federal civil rights law, particularly in protecting religious accommodations.
- Advocating for Constitutional Integrity and Civil Liberties constitutional_integrity_modelThe organization works to preserve medical freedom and civil liberties by emphasizing truth, transparency, and adherence to constitutional principles. This includes opposing government coercion of private social media companies to suppress protected speech, viewing such actions as unconstitutional violations of the First Amendment, and advocating for the supremacy of federal civil rights law over state mandates, particularly in protecting religious accommodations in employment.
- Advocating for Constitutional Integrity and Civil Liberties constitutional integrity modelThe organization preserves medical freedom and civil liberties by emphasizing truth, transparency, and adherence to constitutional principles. This includes opposing government coercion of private social media companies to suppress protected speech and advocating for the supremacy of federal civil rights law over state mandates, particularly in protecting religious accommodations in employment.
- Challenging Medically Disputed and Irreversible Procedures judicial restraint in medicineThe organization opposes court-mandated medical procedures that are medically disputed, irreversible, and lack scientific consensus, particularly in correctional settings. They also view certain gender-affirming surgeries as medically unnecessary and ethically impermissible due to the irreversible harm to healthy tissue.
- Challenging Medically Disputed and Irreversible Procedures judicial restraint in medicineThe organization opposes court-mandated medical procedures that are medically disputed, irreversible, and lack scientific consensus, particularly in correctional settings. This extends to viewing certain gender-affirming surgeries as medically unnecessary and ethically impermissible due to irreversible harm to healthy tissue.
- Challenging Medically Disputed and Irreversible Procedures medical_ethics_oppositionThe organization opposes court-mandated medical procedures that are medically disputed, irreversible, and lack scientific consensus, particularly in correctional settings. It views certain gender-affirming surgeries as medically unnecessary and ethically impermissible due to irreversible harm to healthy tissue.
- Civil Liberties Advocacy in Medical Policy civil liberties advocacy in medicinePositions itself as a defender of civil liberties in medicine by opposing government overreach, censorship, and coercion in healthcare, including through legal challenges and public advocacy grounded in constitutional principles.
- Constitutional Defense of Professional Speech professional-speech-defenseAsserts that licensed professionals retain full First Amendment rights and challenges regulations on professional speech as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, particularly when dissenting perspectives on medical issues are suppressed.
- Constitutional Integrity and Civil Liberties Advocacy constitutional integrity modelThe organization preserves medical freedom and civil liberties by emphasizing truth, transparency, and adherence to constitutional principles. This includes opposing government coercion of private social media companies to suppress protected speech and advocating for the supremacy of federal civil rights law over state mandates, particularly in protecting religious accommodations in employment.
- Defending Professional Speech and Medical Freedom professional-speech-defenseThe organization asserts that licensed professionals retain full First Amendment rights, challenging laws that regulate speech in professional settings as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, especially when they suppress dissenting medical perspectives. This includes advocating for medical freedom against mandates and censorship, emphasizing informed consent and constitutional principles.
- Defending Professional Speech and Medical Freedom professional_speech_defenseThe organization asserts that licensed professionals retain full First Amendment rights, arguing that professional speech is not subject to diminished constitutional protection. It challenges laws that regulate speech in professional settings as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, especially when they suppress dissenting perspectives on contested medical issues. This approach is part of a broader strategy to preserve medical freedom and civil liberties by emphasizing truth, transparency, and adherence to constitutional principles, and includes challenging medical mandates as violations of informed consent and constitutional rights.
- Defending Professional Speech and Medical Freedom professional-speech-defenseThe organization asserts that licensed professionals retain full First Amendment rights, challenging laws that regulate professional speech as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, especially when they suppress dissenting medical perspectives. This includes advocating against medical mandates that coerce individuals and undermine informed consent, particularly for treatments authorized under emergency use.
- Defending Professional Speech and Medical Freedom professional-speech-defenseThe organization asserts that licensed professionals retain full First Amendment rights, challenging laws that regulate professional speech as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, especially when they suppress dissenting medical perspectives. This includes advocating for medical freedom against mandates that coerce individuals into accepting medical products, emphasizing informed consent and constitutional rights.
- Evidence-Based Medicine and Skepticism of Medical Authority evidence-based-medicineAdvocates for evidence-based and evidence-guided medical practices while challenging mainstream public health narratives, particularly around vaccine safety and medical mandates, promoting scientific skepticism and clinical autonomy.
- Evidence-Based Medicine and Skepticism of Medical Authority evidence-based-medicineAdvocates for evidence-based and evidence-guided medical practices while challenging mainstream public health narratives and what it describes as medical tyranny, promoting clinical reasoning and data transparency.
- Federal Civil Rights Supremacy in Medical and Religious Conflicts federal_supremacy_advocacyAdvocates for federal civil rights protections—particularly religious freedoms—to override conflicting state mandates, ensuring legal precedence for individual rights in medical and employment contexts.
- Four-Pillar Strategy for Medical Freedom four-pillar strategyAdvances medical freedom through four integrated strategic pillars: scientific integrity, legal defense, education and advocacy, and protection of parental and patient rights, creating a comprehensive framework for systemic change.
- Free Speech Advocacy Against Government-Coerced Censorship free_speech_advocacyOpposes government coordination with social media platforms to suppress protected speech, viewing such actions as unconstitutional violations of the First Amendment and part of broader censorship patterns in public health discourse.
- Judicial Restraint in Medical Decision-Making judicial restraint in medicineOpposes court-ordered medical procedures—especially in correctional settings—when they involve disputed, irreversible interventions lacking scientific consensus, advocating for medical decisions to remain outside judicial mandate.
- Legal and Ethical Opposition to Medically Disputed Interventions judicial restraint in medicineOpposes court-ordered or institutional medical procedures lacking scientific consensus—such as gender-affirming surgeries or mandated treatments in correctional settings—on grounds of medical ethics, irreversibility, and constitutional rights.
- Medical Ethics Opposition to Gender-Affirming Care medical ethics opposition to gender-affirming surgeryOpposes gender-affirming surgical interventions on ethical grounds, arguing they constitute medically unnecessary procedures that cause irreversible harm to healthy tissue and violate medical ethics.
- Professional Speech Defense in Medicine professional-speech-defenseAsserts that licensed medical professionals retain full First Amendment rights and challenges efforts to regulate or punish professional speech as unconstitutional, particularly when such regulation suppresses dissenting scientific or medical viewpoints.
- Promoting Evidence-Based Medicine and Challenging Mainstream Narratives evidence-based-medicineThe organization advocates for evidence-based medicine as a framework to challenge standard medical practices, question mainstream public health narratives, and highlight unintended consequences of care. This approach emphasizes data and clinical reasoning in patient care discussions and opposes what it describes as medical tyranny and censorship.
- Protecting Parental Rights and Challenging Medical Interventions for Minors parental_rights_advocacyThe organization believes parents have a constitutional right to direct their children's upbringing and that government institutions, including schools, must not interfere in parental decision-making. It views secret social transitions in schools as an ideological process leading to medical interventions and opposes court-mandated medical procedures that are medically disputed, irreversible, and lack scientific consensus, particularly regarding gender-affirming surgeries for minors.
- Protecting Parental Rights and Decision-Making constitutional_parental_rightsThe organization believes that parents have a constitutional right to direct their children's upbringing and that government institutions, including schools, must not interfere in parental decision-making. This includes opposing secret social transitions in schools, which are seen as part of an ideological process leading to medical interventions.
- Protecting Parental Rights and Decision-Making constitutional_parental_rightsThe organization believes that parents have a constitutional right to direct their children's upbringing and that government institutions, including schools, must not interfere in parental decision-making. They specifically oppose secret social transitions in schools, viewing them as an ideological process that can lead to medical interventions, and advocate for the protection of parental rights against this trajectory.
- Protecting Parental Rights in Medical and Educational Decisions parental_rights_advocacyThe organization advocates for the protection of parental rights, believing that government institutions, including schools, must not interfere in parental decision-making. It views secret social transitions in schools as an ideological process leading to medical interventions and asserts that parents have a constitutional right to direct their children's upbringing, which must be protected from such trajectories.
- Protection of Informed Consent and Conscience Rights informed_consent_and_conscience_defenseChallenges medical mandates—especially those involving investigational treatments or employment-based coercion—as violations of informed consent, constitutional rights, and religious freedom, emphasizing legal and ethical protections for individual autonomy.
- Protection of Informed Consent and Conscience Rights informed_consent_and_conscience_defenseChallenges medical mandates—especially those tied to employment or emergency use authorizations—as violations of informed consent and conscience rights, grounding advocacy in constitutional, ethical, and religious freedom principles.
named programs · 8
what they call their work
AFlds Interviews
Media appearances and guest interviews by Dr. Simone Gold and other AFLDS representatives on conservative and independent platforms discussing medical freedom and policy critique
AFlds Speeches
Public speaking engagements by AFLDS leaders at conferences and events promoting medical autonomy and challenging mainstream public health narratives
Daily Dose
Daily video segments hosted by Dr. Peterson Pierre covering current events related to medical freedom, vaccine injuries, and critiques of public health institutions
Freedom Summit
Annual conference bringing together doctors, lawyers, and activists to discuss medical autonomy, legal challenges to mandates, and strategies for defending healthcare rights
Frontline Flash
On-location interview series capturing voices from events and rallies focused on freedom, healthcare rights, and resistance to public health mandates
Interviews
A collection of interviews with Dr. Simone Gold and other figures on various media platforms, discussing medical autonomy, industry corruption, and public health policies.
Speeches
A collection of speeches delivered by Dr. Simone Gold and other members at various events and conferences.
The Gold Report
Weekly video series hosted by Dr. Simone Gold featuring interviews with medical professionals and activists discussing topics such as vaccine safety, medical ethics, and government overreach
relationships · 13
who they work with
- Candid Government — Recipient of 2026 Candid Gold Seal of Transparency
- Dr. Kirk Moore Partner — Featured guest in The Gold Report episode 50 discussing ethical responsibility in medicine
- Dr. Peterson Pierre Partner — Regular contributor to the Daily Dose video series, discussing topics including vaccine safety and medical freedom
- Dr. Simone Gold Partner — Featured speaker and contributor in multiple video series and events, including The Gold Report and Freedom Summit
- FDA Government — Submitting citizen petitions to advocate for policy changes.
- Northwell Health Systems Partner — Named as the respondent in the case Braccia v. Northwell Health Systems, in which AFLDS filed an amici curiae brief.
- Supreme Court Partner — Filed amicus briefs in a Supreme Court case challenging government censorship.
- Supreme Court of the United States Partner — Submitted amicus briefs in Chiles v. Salazar and engaged with the Court's legal process.
- U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Government — Submitted an amici curiae brief in the case Regino v. Blake.
- U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Government — Submitted an amici curiae brief in the case Wagoner v. Winkelman.
- United States Supreme Court Government — Filing amicus curiae briefs and formally appearing in court matters.
- University of Colorado Hospital Authority Partner — Subject of legal challenge in Sweeney v. University of Colorado Hospital Authority regarding employee terminations over vaccine mandates.
- Western District Court of Louisiana Partner — Involved in litigation over government pressure on social media censorship.