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House passes bill clarifying physicians may practice homeopathy, after heated debate
Summary
The House voted 54–17 for House Bill 117 to clarify that licensed physicians may use homeopathic remedies under the Medical Practice Act. Floor debate included personal anecdotes of harm and clashes over scientific testability vs. patient choice.
The Utah House on Feb. 16 approved House Bill 117, a measure to clarify statutory authority for licensed physicians to provide homeopathic treatments under the existing Medical Practice Act and to set statutory language governing ‘‘safe and competent’’ practice.
Representative Byron L. Harwood, sponsor of the bill, said the proposal resolves recurring uncertainty by explicitly stating what, in his view, the Utah Medical Association already concedes: that physicians may employ homeopathic remedies within the scope of medical practice. Harwood told colleagues the statute would avoid repeated returns to the Legislature to…
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