Towards an inclusive legislative model for the homeopathic profession

Abstract

The United States Homeopathic community in recent years has been troubled with conflict about the best legislative models to adopt for the homeopathic profession. Many models have been proposed which range from freedom legislation to licensure models. The debate has often centered around an either/or philosophy rather than a both/and approach to this issue. Unfortunately this issue has divided the homeopathic community and led to much acrimonious debate. It also has prevented the homeopathic community from moving forward as an organized profession and stifled its growth. The hope in writing this article is to suggest an inclusive model for the homeopathic profession that will bridge the various camps and lead to a possible solution to the debate. In this way it sis hoped that each homeopathic professional can find a place within the homeopathic community that they are comfortable with while respecting the needs and training of other homeopathic practitioners.