In order to secure the right to health and happiness, a human being must be able to exercise his/her fundamental right to privacy and self determination, and the right to make personal choices in pursuit of nutrition, health, healing, well-being and survival. The right to choose requires that every individual holds the right to ultimately decide whether to obtain or reject any health treatment, research, or advice. Full access to health care practitioners healers, researchers, treatments, services, products, devices, substances, and truthful information is an inherent and fundamental right, and is independent of the actions of any government or other regulatory public or private bodies. The global diversity in healing arts theories, practices, treatments, substances, and modalities must be protected and available to all members of the human family.
