This week, Republican congressional candidate Case Dixon announced that his campaign for Alabama’s 6th Congressional District has been endorsed by Stand for Health Freedom—a nonprofit organization whose advocacy work is tied to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the anti-vaccine movement.
Dixon, a physical therapist from Hueytown, touted the endorsement in an official statement.
“In healthcare, I’ve seen firsthand how important it is that patients and families are empowered to make their own decisions,” Dixon said. “As a father of two young girls, that hits even closer to home. The freedoms we protect today are the ones they’ll grow up with tomorrow.”
“I’m truly honored to have the support of Stand for Health Freedom,” he added. “I won’t back down when it comes to defending our rights and health freedom.”
On Stand for Health Freedom’s official website, the organization describes itself as a “nonprofit organization dedicated to informing and activating a grassroots movement to protect our health and our families.”
However, Stand for Health Freedom’s work involves more than simply educating Americans about health issues, as the group advocates for the elimination of longstanding public health policies, including the introduction of fluoride into public water supplies and the implementation of vaccine mandates.
The organization also opposes the issuing of REAL IDs by the federal government, claiming that the policy “has the potential to eventually be used as a vaccine passport and to suffocate many liberties”; warns against newborn screenings as a method of “DNA surveillance”; and has called on the U.S. to exit the World Health Organization (WHO). The group has also advocated against COVID-19 vaccines and inaccurately claims that wearing masks to prevent the spread of disease can cause individuals “considerable harm.”
In a written statement provided to APR, Dixon confirmed that many of Stand for Health Freedom’s positions align with his own policy platform.
Dixon told APR that he too believes the U.S. should withdraw from WHO, stating that “American health policy should be set by the American people and their elected representatives, not shaped by unelected international bureaucracies.”
“I support withdrawing from the WHO because the United States should maintain full sovereignty and accountability over its own public health decisions,” he added.
Dixon also said he believes that fluoride should be removed from the public water supply.
“I do not believe the government should be adding substances to the public water supply for the purpose of medicating the population without individual consent,” Dixon told APR. “Whatever the ongoing scientific debate may be, the core issue is freedom and informed choice. Families should have the right to decide what goes into their own bodies, rather than having that decision made for them through the tap.”
As for vaccines, Dixon told APR that he supports “full transparency, honest safety data, and informed consent” and opposes “government mandates that force medical decisions on individuals and families.”
“I also believe any medical product should be held to the highest scientific standards, including rigorous, properly controlled clinical trials, so the public can have confidence in both safety and effectiveness,” he continued. “And just as importantly, manufacturers should not be shielded from accountability when their products cause harm. Federal law has moved many vaccine injury claims into a special compensation system rather than the normal court process, and I believe Americans deserve both real transparency and real legal recourse when they are injured.”
Dixon added that he believes the “process used for the COVID vaccines fell short of the standard we should expect for any medical product, given the speed, the emergency authorization, and the lack of long-term data at the time.”
“That’s why I opposed mandates,” he stated. “If a product meets the highest standards, it shouldn’t require coercion.”
Dixon added that he is “generally supportive” of the actions Secretary Kennedy has taken during his controversial tenure at HHS.
APR also asked Dixon how he believes a federal abortion ban—a policy which he has previously advocated for—would align with the priorities of the “health freedom” movement which ostensibly seeks to give individuals complete autonomy over their healthcare decisions.
“Health freedom does not mean every act can be justified simply by calling it healthcare,” Dixon replied. “I believe the right to life is the most fundamental right of all, and abortion takes the life of an innocent human being. I support medical freedom, informed consent, and personal liberty. Taking the life of an innocent human being is contrary to those principles.”
Dixon is set to face incumbent U.S. Representative Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, in May’s Republican primary to determine the 2026 GOP nominee for Alabama’s 6th Congressional District.
