North Carolina pushing bill to eliminate free speech, prohibit sharing of nutritional information for sick children
(NaturalNews) The same folks in North Carolina that tried to sue blogger Steve Cooksey simply for sharing information online about how to treat diabetes naturally are now going after all speech related to health and nutrition.
The
North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition (NCBDN) has launched an
all-out assault against free speech with its antithetically named
"Modernize Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act," or House Bill 796, which
would make it a crime to share health advice or food strategies with
non-family members who are suffering from health conditions.
The
bill, which has already passed its first reading in the North Carolina
State Senate, would prohibit unlicensed individuals from offering
"medical nutrition therapy," which the proposed legislation defines as
the "provision of nutrition care services for the purpose of managing or
treating a medical condition."
Recommending that a friend with
an autistic child try the GAPS diet, for instance, would essentially be
outlawed under HB 796, as only licensed dietitians would be permitted to
dispense such nutrition advice. Or like with Steve Cooksey, teaching
people how to overcome "incurable" diseases through diet and
supplementation would be off limits under HB 796.
