Fwd: FW: N. Carolina ACTION ALERT !! -Senate Bill S144: Felony for Unauthorized Practice of Medicine -ACTION ALERT !!

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CHF [CHF]

Monday, February 24, 2003 7:18 PM

ACTION ALERT !! -Senate Bill S144: Felony for Unauthorized Practice of

Medicine -ACTION ALERT !!

 

ACTION ALERT!!!!!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

 

 

 

 

 

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