It Is Legal For Hospitals to Refuse to Give Ivermectin

Misbar's investigation found that the hospital acted in a legal manner by refusing to administer ivermectin to their patient. Harvard Law School recently discussed the implications of a hospital refusing to administer ivermectin, even with a court order, and concluded that the hospital is both legally protected and ethically bound to refuse to administer ivermectin to coronavirus patients. 

The Federal Government has followed the American Medical Association’s advice in passing a short-term law that shields healthcare providers from legal liability of coronavirus treatment decisions that were made in good faith. It is also common for hospitals to rewrite prescriptions for patients once they are admitted. According to the Harvard Law article, U.S. healthcare institutions have a fiduciary duty to act in their patients’ best interests regarding the patients’ health, and that a court ordering a medical institution to act against this duty, “is new and frightening ground which raises a host of legal questions.” 

Both the Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization have advised against treating coronavirus patients with ivermectin, and the hospital was obliged to follow this guidance. 

Lopez's family did not reveal whether or not he was vaccinated. Studies have shown that the vaccines are all incredibly effective at preventing hospitalization and death from coronavirus.