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A PublicationHEALTH of the National HealthFREEDOM Freedom Coalition REPORTER Summer 2007 www.nationalhealthfreedom.org 651.690.0732 World Health Freedom Assembly Launched 2006 Health Freedom Conference a Big Success istory was in the making when monly known as the “AER bill”, or tion, a dramatic/comedy re-enactment of National Health Freedom Co- the Adverse Events Reporting bill. the farmer Herb Saunders investigation Halition invited health freedom The World Health Freedom Assembly and trial; “The Passage of the Minnesota organizations from around the world to has now independently launched and is Health Freedom Act of 1999”, a docu- meet face-to-face for the first time as a meeting monthly by conference call to ad- mentary film of the passage of the Min- World Health Freedom Assembly! Meet- dress strategies to strengthen the voice of nesota health freedom law; and actual health freedom globally: how to support footage of Clinton Miller testifying be- ing at William Mitchell College of Law in and endorse each other’s current efforts, fore Congress in the 60’s on the Proxmire St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, the Assembly and ways to share knowledge and use the Vitamin Bill which preserved our right voted to launch into the future and draft- power of a unified voice. You can learn to high dosage vitamins! What a great ed, with members of the attending As- more about the Assembly at its website: way to celebrate health freedom after sembly Advisory Organizations, an Inter- www.worldhealthfreedomassembly.com. a long day of intense political discus national Declaration of Health Freedom, 2006 Conference continued on page 10 which has been endorsed and signed by Evening Events Sparked all attendees Vision! and eighteen riday Night Author health freedom and Film Festival: NHFC GRATEFULLY organizations FThe weekend treat- ACKNOWLEDGES: from around ed all attendees to a Friday the world. evening devoted to a cele- (See p. 6) 2006 Conference Promot- bration of written and film ing Sponsor The As- works on health freedom. sembly and the Billy Best, Billy Best; The AdsoryOrgani- Boy Who Ran Away from Spring Forest Qi Gong Company, Inc. zations devel- Chemotherapy; Byron oped a list of photo by Charles Garril/NHFC Richards, Fight for Your World Health Freedom Assembly launches 2006 Conference current health Health: Exposing the September 30, 2006 Supporting Sponsors: freedom issues FDA’s Betrayal of Ameri- for discussion that were of great concern ca; and Ingrid Frazon of Sweden repre- in their various countries. The Assem- sented by Brigitta Holmner, The Yellow Swanson Health Products bly took up one of the issues, and voted Canary inspired us with their stories. to oppose a USA national bill, the “Di- Additionally, we enjoyed films in- Truehope Institute etary Supplement and Non-Prescription cluding: “The Udder Truth” produced Mastel’s Health Foods Drug Consumer Protection Act”, com by Sunshine Health Freedom Founda- Healing Insights Therapy Center • World Health Freedom Assembly News . P. 1 • State Health Freedom Initiatives . .P.2 Patient’s Lab Alliance Network • On Health Freedom . P. 3 • 2007 Health Freedom Converence . P. 5 National Guild of Hypnotists and • International Declaration of Health Freedom . P. 6 NFH Local 104 • Helping Citizens Advocate for Health Freedom . P. 7 Newton Laboratories side • Federal Health Freedom Issues . .P. 8 • Activists Addressing Mercury in Vaccines . P.10 Strauss Herb Company • Telling the Dental Truth . .P.11 In ON HEALTH FREEDOM Comments from Diane Miller Director of Legal and Public Policy for National Health Freedom Action NHFA Opposes side of their prevailing and accepted stan- dard of care. Health freedom advocates Mandatory Rregulation are working in many states to reform National Health Of Unlicensed occupational laws to allow holistic prac- Freedom Coalition Practitioners titioners, whether licensed professionals ne of the oldest and most im- such as M.D.s and R.N.s, or unlicensed THE VISION portant programs that NHFA practitioners such as herbalists, homeo- paths, energy healers, and traditional A healthy nation, with Ohas is the “State Support Pro- naturopaths, to be able to be practice. empowered people, making gram” to help states pass health freedom legislation that reflects constitutional The new health freedom safe informed health care decision. grounds, and that maximize consumer harbor exemption laws for unlicensed options in health care. The health free- practitioners resonate with constitutional THE MISSION dom safe harbor exemption bills for un- requirements to regulate in the least re- To promote access to all health licensed practitioners such as herbalists, strictive manner when a fundamental care information, services, treat- homeopaths, traditional naturopaths, right is at stake. NHFA holds that states ments and products that the peo- energy workers, and many more heal- do not have the authority to regulate un- ple deem beneficial for their own ers, are one way to do that. As of 2007, licensed health care practitioners that are health and survival; to promote there are health freedom exemption bills not posing a risk of harm to the public. an understanding of the laws and that do not require government permis- However, this position is being chal- lenged at some state legislatures, with factors impacting the right to sion before one does a healing act, in the some legislators demanding that all unli- access; and to promote the health states of Minnesota, Rhode Island, Cali- fornia, Idaho, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. censed practitioners register with the state of the people of this nation. NHFA supports these types of laws, before they do a healing act. Mandatory as well as the additional 15 states that registration bills are unacceptable to many BOARD OF DIRECTORS have now introduced similar legislation. health freedom advocates because there MAUREEN BANYAN NHFA does not support man- is no basis of harm for the state to use Business Administrator datory registration, or requirements of its police power to mandate registration. LEO CASHMAN government-endorsed education on unli- In 2006-2007 mandatory regis- Educator, Activist, Writer censed persons, because there is no basis tration bills were introduced in Ohio and Washington. Health freedom groups BARBARA FORD, MA, MH for a state to have jurisdiction over these mobilized and worked hard to success- Herbalist, Reiki Practioner practitioners. There are many wonder- ful healers and health care consultants fully defeat these bills and to introduce JERRI JOHNSON, BSN that have a broad range of services and their own health freedom safe harbor Homeopath backgrounds in the healing culture, and exemption bills which do not require DIANE MILLER, JD laws should maximize consumer access to permission from the government before Attorney, Writer, Activist all of these healers. The health freedom one does a healing act. NHFA hopes WILLIAM LEE RAND exemption bills exempt unlicensed practi- that all of these groups will band to- Reiki Teacher, Author, Publisher tioners from being in violation of crimi- gether in the future and create a strong C. NORMAN SHEALY, MD, PHD nal laws for practice without a license, presence in each state and pass safe har- Founder, American Holistic they prohibit certain acts that could bor health freedom exemption laws. Medicine Association cause harm, and they require disclosures States are unique, each having of education and the fact that a person is their own culture of healing. Citizens not licensed. But they do not require all want access to many in- NHFC is a 501c3 educational persons in the culture and all unlicensed novative health care prac- nonprofit organization practitioners to get permission from the titioners, whether they are government before they do a healing act. licensed or not licensed, whether they are practic- States have the police power to protect their citizens from harm and ing natural therapies or in- PMB 218, 2136 Ford Parkway thus they have jurisdiction over occupa- novative technologies. It St. Paul, MN 55116-1863 tions that pose an imminent risk of harm is the challenge of the state www.nationalhealthfreedom.com to the public. However, in many states, health freedom advocates to reform their own state email: [email protected] the current occupational laws prohibit Diane unlicensed practitioners from doing any laws to open up access Miller, JD Phone: 651-690-0732 act related to healing and they prohibit li- to healing that is beyond Sept. 30, 2006 censed practitioners from practicing out- conventional medicine. 2 Fifth Annual NHFC HEALTH FREEDOM CONFERENCE United States Health Freedom Assembly and Leadership Training October 12 – 14, 2007 William Mitchell College of Law Strengthening the United States Health Freedom Movement The United States Health Freedom Movement is burgeoning, and issues are abounding. NHFC’s Health Freedom Con- ference is a space where health freedom organizations and individual activists can come together to strategize and find ways to work together, thus multiplying our strength and effectiveness. United States Health Freedom Assembly October 12 and 13, 2007 All U.S. state and national health freedom organizations, and U.S. companies and associations working state-wide, nationally, or internationally for health freedom goals, are invited to sit in the Round as voting members of the United States Health Freedom Assembly. The public is invited to attend the conference, witness the leadership discussions and submit draft resolutions. The Assembly will discuss