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of twenty-four, he remains imprisoned in the mental health system and his general health has deteriorated appallingly. Mostly heavily drugged and in effect unable to communicate, he shakes and trembles between rigid spasms and shuffles unsteadily when on his feet. The remaining time he sleeps stuporously for hours onend. The psychiatric facility has refused to allow outside medical treatment for him. In his GP's opinion, the young man may now be irreparably brain damaged. His mother has now taken common law steps to address her son's psychiatric abuse and to provide the necessary medical measures required to treat the damage done to her son. of twenty-four, he remains imprisoned in the mental health system the medical regulators in his state. He had been officially and his general health has deteriorated appallingly. Mostly harassed for several years. But when confronted by the Board's heavily drugged and in effect unable to communicate, he shakes police-type powers, he "voluntarily" consented to his retirement and trembles between rigid spasms and shuffles unsteadily when instead of mounting what he anticipated would be a costly and on his feet. The remaining time he sleeps stuporously for hours stressful legal action.” onend. The psychiatric facility has refused to allow outside The Internet abounds with health freedom activists who are medical treatment for him. In his GP's opinion, the young man now tracking this official abuse of practitioners. However, Tim may now be irreparably brain damaged. His mother has now Bolen, one such advocate, publicises the increasing numbers of taken common law steps to address her son's psychiatric abuse practitioners who successfully stand up to authorities.” Though and to provide the necessary medical measures required to treat abuses still abound, some success stories are emerging. the damage done to her son. One Australian doctor, who successfully incorporates natural medicine into his busy practice, was targeted by his state's med- Reclaiming Parental Rights ical board on the basis of issues such Stories abound of children dying in as a complaint made by an habitual the care of abusive parents after child complainant who has been mentioned welfare authorities had been notified in Parliament as a person who sys- and failed to take action. However, ".itisa government by the tematically makes complaints specif- the darker side of government child . ically against alternative practition- welfare authorities is rarely corporations, for the ers. The medical board took up this publicised. corporations.” bogus complaint in an attempt to use authorities made an eleven-year- its police-type powers to gain entry old-girl'’® a ward of the court after an to the doctor's premises. The board's oncologist called in the authorities — Rutherford B. Hayes, representatives were stopped on the when the family was still deciding 19th President of the USA day because the doctor insisted the whether to consent to chemotherapy. board demonstrate a reasonable cause The child had chemo forcibly and a proper reason as to its authority administered while being confined to enter his premises. The board was and guarded in a hospital for two months. A Supreme Court unable to do this. The doctor remains an ardent constitutional law judge ordered this forced treatment on the strength of the and social justice advocate." oncologist's opinion. However, the doctor could not show any evidence supporting the validity of his treatment. The family | Applying the Common Law for Our Civil Liberties made several efforts to stop the forced treatment, which they Since 9/11, law enforcement has acquired the militaristic image considered to be medical abuse, but they were unsuccessful in of an occupying army with its use of non-lethal weapons and riot this—despite having spent their savings on legal fees. The child's paraphernalia. Even in developed countries the police, once father joined a common law movement and represented the child's employed to uphold community rights and safety, now attempt to interests in Court himself, where he reinstated his and his wife's use brutality to suppress lawful activities such as the right to dis- parental rights. sent. However, as the lyrics go, it appears that growing numbers hall and nat tansy "..it is a government by the corporations, for the corporations.” — Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the USA Applying the Common Law for Our Civil Liberties Since 9/11, law enforcement has acquired the militaristic image of an occupying army with its use of non-lethal weapons and riot paraphernalia. Even in developed countries the police, once employed to uphold community rights and safety, now attempt to use brutality to suppress lawful activities such as the right to dis- sent. However, as the lyrics go, it appears that growing numbers of ordinary folk are "mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore". The principles of common law are being applied in many set- tings. In July 2004, police attempted to herd demonstrators protesting against repression of civil liberties at the Democratic Standing Up for Our Health Freedom The Big Pharma lobby has increasingly infiltrated government policy.’® Consequently, there have been unprecedented attacks on the use of natural, non-drug-based therapies as well as on their providers. New health care laws give powers of search and seizure to medical boards and health care watchdogs. This might be understandable if the police- state powers were being used to ferret out sleazy or quack doctors and incompetent prac- titioners. Perhaps not surprisingly, however, the power of these laws is now arbitrarily used to harass and abuse qualified doctors and other health professionals who practise natural, alternative or integrative health care.” Last year an Australian naturopath was allegedly raided by a government team who searched the practitioner's private belongings. The quiet, elderly, health professional was overwhelmed and devastated by the raid, allegedly conducted by 18 uniformed goons."* More recently, another notable Australian physician who has achieved excellent clinical results treating patients with nutrient supple- ments and dietary measures was targeted by "The boys We have the —“Peveters PRARMACEUT ALS Wate "The boys in PR have come up with an answer to public litigation. We have the legal definition of ‘side effects' changed to include death." PaTe LoPs PHARMACEUTICALS ine, | NEXUS * 15 OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2004 www.nexusmagazine.com