Senate Bill S144: Felony for Unauthorized Practice of Medicine

[Guest guest]

Hi Jan & everyone,

Jan, thanks for the heads up about this bill... I finally found

more information about it.

Comments anyone?

Misty

http://www..com

 

 

SENATE BILL S144: FELONY FOR UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

 

Well, it's happened again. On 2/24/03 a new state Senate Bill was

introduced proposing that `practicing medicine without a license'

will change from a misdemeanor to a felony. Many of you will

remember a similar effort in June 2000, when House Bill 1049 –

Physician Licensure Bill, was introduced. After massive public

outcry & opposition, this bill was removed. Then, as now, many

citizens see this as an attempt to arrest Complementary &

Alternative medicine practitioners. This would further prohibit

you, the citizens of NC, from having access to the health care

provider of your choice.

 

To take action: Call and write your legislators!! Tell them you

are opposed to Senate bill S144. It is especially important to

contact your state senators, as the state senate is where the bill

is being introduced. To find out who represents you, see the North

Carolina General Assembly website: www.ncleg.com (look for the

heading `Site Navigation', and then select the

button `Representation'). On the NCGA website you can also look up

this bill (S144) and track it.

 

Following next is a letter from the board of Citizens for Healthcare

Freedom. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering &

educating the public about healthcare choices, & working to create a

statewide network aimed at improving access.

 

Dear Friend: Do you think you should have the right to receive the

kind of health care you want? Right now, your right to natural and

alternative treatment options is under attack. The North Carolina

legislature has determined that you should not have access to

healing methods using natural herbs, homeopathy, naturopathy and

many other effective treatment options. Some legislators want to

protect you from safe, non-invasive therapies that could restore

your health. Instead they insist that you must get conventional

treatments regardless what you feel is best for you or your family.

By the way, recent statistics about the safety of conventional

medicine show that 250,000 Americans die each year from medical

errors and that the unreported numbers make this significantly

higher.

 

Did you know that under current law in North Carolina, certified and

competent practitioners of herbal healing, naturopathy, homeopathy,

and many other natural treatments can be investigated and charged

with a crime because the state won't recognize these therapies? This

is why there are very few practitioners who dare to practice in this

state. However, now the medical establishment aims to make it

completely impossible to practice alternative therapies in North

Carolina. If the state medical authority has its way, it will be a

felony to practice these therapies and can land your health

practitioner in jail.

 

 

The medical monopoly tried this almost three years ago, but

thousands of North Carolinians informed their legislators that this

was not acceptable. The proposed bill was successfully defeated! Now

the felony bill is back. And again, legislators are considering

whether the practice of natural therapies should be a felony. Join

the community of North Carolinians and simply say " NO!! " Write and

call your state senators & representatives. When we all speak up,

our voices are joined together with a powerful message. Tell

everyone you know. Forward on this email alert. Spread the word!

 

Sincerely

 

CHF Board of Directors

 

What else can you do? Contact the CHF-Citizens for Health Care

Freedom for more info. Become a part of the statewide network

working for health freedom in North Carolina.

 

CHF

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Misty.

 

The penalties for " practicing medicine without a license " are already

severe. This is a thinly disguised attempt to criminalize physicians who

have learned that they could help their patients much more by going outside

the strict adherence to the simplistic allopathic paradigm that has a

stranglehold on the disease-care system in this country!

 

Namaste`

 

Walt

 

-

<mistytrepke

 

Tuesday, February 25, 2003 10:54 AM

Senate Bill S144: Felony for Unauthorized

Practice of Medicine

 

 

Hi Jan & everyone,

Jan, thanks for the heads up about this bill... I finally found

more information about it.

Comments anyone?

Misty

http://www..com

 

 

SENATE BILL S144: FELONY FOR UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

 

Well, it's happened again. On 2/24/03 a new state Senate Bill was

introduced proposing that `practicing medicine without a license'

will change from a misdemeanor to a felony. Many of you will

remember a similar effort in June 2000, when House Bill 1049 -

Physician Licensure Bill, was introduced. After massive public

outcry & opposition, this bill was removed. Then, as now, many

citizens see this as an attempt to arrest Complementary &

Alternative medicine practitioners. This would further prohibit

you, the citizens of NC, from having access to the health care

provider of your choice.

 

To take action: Call and write your legislators!! Tell them you

are opposed to Senate bill S144. It is especially important to

contact your state senators, as the state senate is where the bill

is being introduced. To find out who represents you, see the North

Carolina General Assembly website: www.ncleg.com (look for the

heading `Site Navigation', and then select the

button `Representation'). On the NCGA website you can also look up

this bill (S144) and track it.

 

Following next is a letter from the board of Citizens for Healthcare

Freedom. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering &

educating the public about healthcare choices, & working to create a

statewide network aimed at improving access.

 

Dear Friend: Do you think you should have the right to receive the

kind of health care you want? Right now, your right to natural and

alternative treatment options is under attack. The North Carolina

legislature has determined that you should not have access to

healing methods using natural herbs, homeopathy, naturopathy and

many other effective treatment options. Some legislators want to

protect you from safe, non-invasive therapies that could restore

your health. Instead they insist that you must get conventional

treatments regardless what you feel is best for you or your family.

By the way, recent statistics about the safety of conventional

medicine show that 250,000 Americans die each year from medical

errors and that the unreported numbers make this significantly

higher.

 

Did you know that under current law in North Carolina, certified and

competent practitioners of herbal healing, naturopathy, homeopathy,

and many other natural treatments can be investigated and charged

with a crime because the state won't recognize these therapies? This

is why there are very few practitioners who dare to practice in this

state. However, now the medical establishment aims to make it

completely impossible to practice alternative therapies in North

Carolina. If the state medical authority has its way, it will be a

felony to practice these therapies and can land your health

practitioner in jail.

 

 

The medical monopoly tried this almost three years ago, but

thousands of North Carolinians informed their legislators that this

was not acceptable. The proposed bill was successfully defeated! Now

the felony bill is back. And again, legislators are considering

whether the practice of natural therapies should be a felony. Join

the community of North Carolinians and simply say " NO!! " Write and

call your state senators & representatives. When we all speak up,

our voices are joined together with a powerful message. Tell

everyone you know. Forward on this email alert. Spread the word!

 

Sincerely

 

CHF Board of Directors

 

What else can you do? Contact the CHF-Citizens for Health Care

Freedom for more info. Become a part of the statewide network

working for health freedom in North Carolina.

 

CHF

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Dr. Walt,

 

I think alternative health is taking a great hit this year, between

the FDA wanting to regulate supplements, the organic standard being

destroyed (depending on what happens today, the deadline for

response), and now trying to make it a felony for alternative

practitioners to practice in NC. There are large special interest

groups out there that don't even want us to be able to have the

choice on how we decide to live a healthier, happier life. If we

don't take a stand now, well... it doesn't look good...

 

Be Well,

Misty L. Trepke

http://www..com

 

 

, <waltstoll@k...>

wrote:

> Thanks, Misty.

>

> The penalties for " practicing medicine without a license " are

already

> severe. This is a thinly disguised attempt to criminalize

physicians who

> have learned that they could help their patients much more by

going outside

> the strict adherence to the simplistic allopathic paradigm that

has a

> stranglehold on the disease-care system in this country!

>

> Namaste`

>

> Walt

>

> -

> <mistytrepke>

>

> Tuesday, February 25, 2003 10:54 AM

> Senate Bill S144: Felony for

Unauthorized

> Practice of Medicine

>

>

> Hi Jan & everyone,

> Jan, thanks for the heads up about this bill... I finally found

> more information about it.

> Comments anyone?

> Misty

> http://www..com

>

>

> SENATE BILL S144: FELONY FOR UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

>

> Well, it's happened again. On 2/24/03 a new state Senate Bill was

> introduced proposing that `practicing medicine without a license'

> will change from a misdemeanor to a felony. Many of you will

> remember a similar effort in June 2000, when House Bill 1049 -

> Physician Licensure Bill, was introduced. After massive public

> outcry & opposition, this bill was removed. Then, as now, many

> citizens see this as an attempt to arrest Complementary &

> Alternative medicine practitioners. This would further prohibit

> you, the citizens of NC, from having access to the health care

> provider of your choice.

>

> To take action: Call and write your legislators!! Tell them you

> are opposed to Senate bill S144. It is especially important to

> contact your state senators, as the state senate is where the bill

> is being introduced. To find out who represents you, see the North

> Carolina General Assembly website: www.ncleg.com (look for the

> heading `Site Navigation', and then select the

> button `Representation'). On the NCGA website you can also look up

> this bill (S144) and track it.

>

> Following next is a letter from the board of Citizens for

Healthcare

> Freedom. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering

&

> educating the public about healthcare choices, & working to create

a

> statewide network aimed at improving access.

>

> Dear Friend: Do you think you should have the right to receive

the

> kind of health care you want? Right now, your right to natural and

> alternative treatment options is under attack. The North Carolina

> legislature has determined that you should not have access to

> healing methods using natural herbs, homeopathy, naturopathy and

> many other effective treatment options. Some legislators want to

> protect you from safe, non-invasive therapies that could restore

> your health. Instead they insist that you must get conventional

> treatments regardless what you feel is best for you or your family.

> By the way, recent statistics about the safety of conventional

> medicine show that 250,000 Americans die each year from medical

> errors and that the unreported numbers make this significantly

> higher.

>

> Did you know that under current law in North Carolina, certified

and

> competent practitioners of herbal healing, naturopathy, homeopathy,

> and many other natural treatments can be investigated and charged

> with a crime because the state won't recognize these therapies?

This

> is why there are very few practitioners who dare to practice in

this

> state. However, now the medical establishment aims to make it

> completely impossible to practice alternative therapies in North

> Carolina. If the state medical authority has its way, it will be a

> felony to practice these therapies and can land your health

> practitioner in jail.

>

>

> The medical monopoly tried this almost three years ago, but

> thousands of North Carolinians informed their legislators that this

> was not acceptable. The proposed bill was successfully defeated!

Now

> the felony bill is back. And again, legislators are considering

> whether the practice of natural therapies should be a felony. Join

> the community of North Carolinians and simply say " NO!! " Write

and

> call your state senators & representatives. When we all speak up,

> our voices are joined together with a powerful message. Tell

> everyone you know. Forward on this email alert. Spread the word!

>

> Sincerely

>

> CHF Board of Directors

>

> What else can you do? Contact the CHF-Citizens for Health Care

> Freedom for more info. Become a part of the statewide network

> working for health freedom in North Carolina.

>

> CHF@n...

>

>

>

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