Overview
- State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued an emergency suspension of Alexis Backer Lawler’s nursing license, immediately barring her from practice in Florida.
- Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the action on X, calling her remarks an ethical breach tied to standards of safe, unbiased care.
- The Florida Board of Nursing recorded formal disciplinary action on Wednesday by filing an Emergency Suspension Order.
- Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital had already terminated Lawler after her video wishing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt a fourth-degree tear.
- Supporters launched a legal-defense fundraiser framing the case as punishment for political speech, while officials emphasize professional duty and patient safety.