Doctor Takes California to Court Over Medical Mandates | Azadeh Khatibi

By Siyamak Khorrami
Siyamak Khorrami
Siyamak Khorrami
Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.
March 14, 2026Updated: March 14, 2026

California has been setting new requirements for what licensed professionals are expected to teach inside their own continuing education courses. The intent behind them is patient protection. Whether that goal is best served by regulating what doctors teach one another is where the disagreement begins.

Dr. Azadeh Khatibi, a California ophthalmologist who has spent years challenging two of these laws in court, sits down to lay out her case: vague mandates, undefined limits on disagreement, and a licensing structure she argues makes silence the safer career choice.

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