I find it disheartening that so many people who consider themselves skeptical are really not open-minded critical thinkers, they are kneejerk naysayers. In their view anything that doesn't already fit into their particular understanding of reality is obviously nonsense. In other words, they are unwilling or unable to learn. And when these skeptical individuals band together under the banner of reason or science, without having an ounce of either to back themselves up, the result is saddening and maddening.
Discourse with all concerned parties will result in the best outcome. When the subject is medicine, we are all concerned. It matters.
I understand thinking that all ND's must be homeopaths or whatever, but it isn't true. There are rational and intelligent people practicing under this umbrella, and there are crystal-believing mumbo-jumbo talking MD's out there too. I know. I know these nonsense-accepting MD's exist because they talk to me. They assume that because I'm a naturopath I will agree.
My point is that the letters after the name give no assurance that you will be treated rationally. The amount of pill-shoving that goes on within conventional practice will be proven murderous someday. Chemotherapy will be thought barbaric.
More on this later. If you are already interested in expressing your support for wholistic and preventative medicine under the naturopathic umbrella, you can do so here:
http://www.naturopathic.org/lac#/57.
THE CFI LETTER (CORRECTED AFTER ACCIDENTALLY ADDRESSING IT TO GOVERNOR SMITH):
Tell Governor Brown:
Don’t Endanger Oregon’s Health – VETO SB 856The Oregon Legislature has just made the terrible mistake of granting naturopathssweeping new powers to make life and death decisions for Oregonians. Unless vetoed by Gov. Kate Brown, Senate Bill 856 will give naturopaths the same authority as medical doctors (MDs) and osteopathic doctors (DOs) to make important medical and legal judgments for people’s lives, despite lacking the basic qualifications to do so.
Naturopathic “medical schools” are not part of the mainstream health care education system and students are taught pseudoscience like homeopathy and “detoxification.” Unlike MDs and DOs, naturopaths do not do residencies upon graduation, but go straight into practice. Most naturopathic grads have never practiced in a hospital or specialty clinic.
Yet SB 856 would give NDs the authority to make critical decisions on serious health matters, such as the authority to:
Oregon already gives NDs the most liberal scope of practice among the few states that license NDs. It allows them to practice as primary care physicians, even though their education and training is inferior to an MD and DO. It would be a mistake to put the public at further risk by giving NDs authority to make medical judgments they are not properly educated and trained to make.
With SB 856, the state would be effectively forcing substandard care upon vulnerable populations who don’t have the capacity to refuse. This bill must not be signed into law.
Tell Gov. Kate Brown to veto Senate Bill 856.
Discourse with all concerned parties will result in the best outcome. When the subject is medicine, we are all concerned. It matters.
I understand thinking that all ND's must be homeopaths or whatever, but it isn't true. There are rational and intelligent people practicing under this umbrella, and there are crystal-believing mumbo-jumbo talking MD's out there too. I know. I know these nonsense-accepting MD's exist because they talk to me. They assume that because I'm a naturopath I will agree.
My point is that the letters after the name give no assurance that you will be treated rationally. The amount of pill-shoving that goes on within conventional practice will be proven murderous someday. Chemotherapy will be thought barbaric.
More on this later. If you are already interested in expressing your support for wholistic and preventative medicine under the naturopathic umbrella, you can do so here:
http://www.naturopathic.org/lac#/57.
THE CFI LETTER (CORRECTED AFTER ACCIDENTALLY ADDRESSING IT TO GOVERNOR SMITH):
Tell Governor Brown:
Don’t Endanger Oregon’s Health – VETO SB 856The Oregon Legislature has just made the terrible mistake of granting naturopathssweeping new powers to make life and death decisions for Oregonians. Unless vetoed by Gov. Kate Brown, Senate Bill 856 will give naturopaths the same authority as medical doctors (MDs) and osteopathic doctors (DOs) to make important medical and legal judgments for people’s lives, despite lacking the basic qualifications to do so.
Naturopathic “medical schools” are not part of the mainstream health care education system and students are taught pseudoscience like homeopathy and “detoxification.” Unlike MDs and DOs, naturopaths do not do residencies upon graduation, but go straight into practice. Most naturopathic grads have never practiced in a hospital or specialty clinic.
Yet SB 856 would give NDs the authority to make critical decisions on serious health matters, such as the authority to:
- Decide if seriously ill patients are eligible for hospice care, or make end-of-life decisions for terminally ill patients who are not competent to consent to treatment;
- Weigh in on whether mentally ill persons should be involuntarily committed and decide what treatment they should receive;
- Decide whether a child receives special education services or a veteran is disabled;
- Make the call as to whether a food worker is putting the public at risk for contagious diseases;
- Be employed by the state to provide medical care to vulnerable populations, like prisoners, juvenile detainees and addicts;
- Order physical or chemical restraint, or psychotropic medication, for elderly and disabled persons.
Oregon already gives NDs the most liberal scope of practice among the few states that license NDs. It allows them to practice as primary care physicians, even though their education and training is inferior to an MD and DO. It would be a mistake to put the public at further risk by giving NDs authority to make medical judgments they are not properly educated and trained to make.
With SB 856, the state would be effectively forcing substandard care upon vulnerable populations who don’t have the capacity to refuse. This bill must not be signed into law.
Tell Gov. Kate Brown to veto Senate Bill 856.
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