If they want to prescribe as MDs do, why don't they qualify as MDs?
The proscription on non-MDs prescribing is to protect patients.
Those who wish to weaken those proscriptions are weakening patient protection.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/naturopathic-doctors-want-ability-to-prescribe-medicine/article_76b97eb4-29b6-11e8-b0af-334721cfc5a3.html[*quote*]
Naturopathic doctors in Alaska want ability to prescribe medicine
Amanda Bohman abohman@newsminer.com
Mar 17, 2018 Updated 2 hrs ago
FAIRBANKS — Whether naturopathic doctors should have the authority to prescribe medicine is at the heart of a new Alaska Supreme Court decision and two bills in the state Legislature.
The state’s highest court said, “No,” in an opinion issued Friday in a lawsuit brought by the Fairbanks-based Alaska Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Two bills that would allow naturopathic doctors prescription privileges are pending.
Naturopathic doctors want to be able to vaccinate patients, provide them with vitamin shots, help wean them off of medications and treat people for some illnesses without having to refer them to medical doctors, according to the court opinion and interviews with naturopathic doctors.
"Some medical doctors oppose this. They are concerned about improper treatment by providers with less training than physicians.
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other medical providers with less training than medical doctors are allowed to prescribe drugs, however, and naturopathic doctors feel marginalized.[*/quote*]
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