World Health Freedom Assembly Launched In Minnesota Meeting
1 October, 2006 - On the invitation of the National Health Freedom Coalition - NHFC, the representatives of ten health organizations assembled in St. Paul, Minnesota at the William Mitchell College of Law launched the World Health Freedom Assembly, a permanent organization that will be campaigning for the recognition of freedom of choice in health matters.
The anti-supplement US Senate Bill S 3546 and a corresponding House Bill were identified as legislative actions to actively oppose.
A Steering Committee was formed that will be working out organizational details for the new World Health Freedom Assembly.
The intent of the founding and supporting organizations, among them La Leva di Archimede from Italy, is expressed in the International Declaration of Health Freedom, which was drafted on September 30, 2006 and passed by the Assembly. Here is the text:
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World Health Freedom Assembly 2006
St. Paul, Minnesota
Held at the William Mitchell College of Law
On September 29th and 30th, 2006, a World Health Freedom Assembly met in St. Paul, Minnesota and adopted and proclaimed an International Declaration of Health Freedom, the full text of which appears below. Following this historic act the assembly called upon all members of the human family, organizations, and countries present, and those others that wish to support this statement, to publicize the text of the Declaration and “to cause it to be honored, implemented, disseminated, displayed, read and endorsed by signature, by all people.”
INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION OF HEALTH FREEDOM
We Declare That:
• Recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world.• Among the inalienable rights are not only the right to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness, but also the right to health, well-being, and survival.
• Health is a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and personal social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
• In order to secure the right to health, a human being must be able to exercise his/her fundamental right to privacy and self-determination and the right to make personal choices in pursuit of health, healing, well-being and survival.
• The right to choose requires that every individual holds the right to ultimately decide whether to obtain or reject any health treatment, research, or advice.
• In order to fully exercise the fundamental right of privacy and self-determination, full access to health care practitioners, healers, researchers, treatments, services, products, devices, substances and information sources of their choice must be protected and preserved for each member of the human family.
• Full access to health care practitioners healers, researchers, treatments, services, products, devices, substances and truthful information is an inherent and fundamental right and is independent of the actions of any government or other regulatory public or private bodies.
• There exist world-wide diverse healing arts theories, practices, treatments, substances, and modalities that are deemed by the people to contribute to their health and well-being, whether by one human or by many, and they need to be protected and available to all members of the human family.
The global adoption of these principles will strengthen the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world.
World Health Freedom Assembly 2006
St. Paul, Minnesota
Held at the William Mitchell College of Law
September 30, 2006
Friends of Freedom International - Peter Helagson - Canada
Live Longer Educational Foundation - Trueman Tuck - Canada
Mayday - Tamara Thérèsa Mosegard - Denmark
Kommittén för Alternativ Medicin - Birgitta Holmner - Sweden
Citizens for Health - Jim Turner - USA
Healthkeepers Alliance - Wendell Whitman - USA
National Health Federation - Scott Tips - USA
National Health Freedom Action - Clinton Miller - USA
Sunshine Health Freedom Foundation - Joan Vandergriff - USA
Native Americans - Mark Ravenhair - USA
Alliance for Health Freedom Australia - Michael Bending - Australia
Natural Health Care Alliance - Patricia Reed - Australia
Salud Natural A.G. - Ronald Modra - Chile
La Leva di Archimede - Sepp Hasslberger - Italy
New Health - David Sloan - New Zealand
Alliance for Natural Health - Robert Verkerk - UK
American Association for Health Freedom - Brenna Hill - USA
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August 27, 2008 3:05 PM | Posted by: hannah
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William Mitchell College of Law launched the World Health Freedom Assembly, a permanent organization that will be campaigning for the recognition of freedom of choice in health matters.
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Hannah
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