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When I was a boy growing up in Texas, anytime I got sick or needed healthcare, the "option" that was imposed on me by my Medical Doctors was always the same: drugs-or-surgery, drugs-or-surgery...
Later, after I moved to Oregon and Washington to complete my education, I discovered that there are many many safe and effective natural healthcare options available in other states which are not available to Texans.
Why do people in other states have more healthcare options than Texans? Why do others get to benefit from university-trained doctors knowledgeable in the safe and effective use of nutritional and botanical medicine, while in Texas such options are not available? The answer to these questions is POLITICS. This is both the problem and the solution. Politics are the problem because well-funded organizations such as the Texas medical community and the massive pharmaceutical companies can exert a powerful financial influence on lawmakers. Politics are the solution, because the people of Texas can work together to change the status quo and get the healthcare options that they deserve by promoting the licensure of naturopathic medicine in Texas.
If we want natural medicine options to be available, then we have to get the laws changed so that college-educated well-qualified naturopathic physicians can become licensed in Texas like they already are in
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the regulation of the practice of naturopathic medicine By: Luna, Moncrief S.B. No. 257 (In the Senate - Filed January 21, 1997; January 27, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services; April 28, 1997, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 1; April 28, 1997, sent to printer.) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 257 By: Nelson
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Until I have time to add more information to this page, please see The Alliance Legislative Workbook (sponsored by the Alliance for the State Licensing of Naturopathic Physicians. Alliance members are Bastyr University, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences, and the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians) for an excellent source of information.
[94] 1. 76(R) HB 752 Introduced version - Bill Text
[Bill History] [94] [Bill History] [87] [Bill History]
Who are the "players" in this political contest?
THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS:
POLITICIANS:
PROFESSIONALLY-EDUCATED NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS:
Official website of the AANP: http://aanp.net/
Alliance legislative workbook: an official website of the AANP which provides professional information about naturopathic medicine and legislative efforts supporting licensing in various states: http://allianceworkbook.com
Bastyr University: the most prominent and fully-accredited university of naturopathic medicine in Seattle, Washington: http://www.bastyr.edu
National College of Naturopathic Medicine: An excellent and fully-accredited college of naturopathic medicine in Portland, Oregon: http://www.ncnm.edu/index.htm
UNPROFESSIONAL NATUROPATHS:
THE ALLOPATHIC MEDICAL COMMUNITY:
Texas State Naturopathic Medical Association: This seems to be an organization of people of many different professions yet consists mainly of unprofessional naturopaths (?) who are trying to get naturopathic medicine licensed in Texas (good). http://www.healthytexas.org/
Patients for Alternative Medicine: http://www.pfam.net/
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