We Need to Stop Treating Naturopaths Like They’re Medical Doctors

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139. Some misinformation in this article (but the parents are still fucking morons)

First of all, it's not THAT difficult to get in to see a doctor in Canada. So that whole paragraph in the article is total, absolute bullshit. Yes, it might be hard to find a 'family doctor' in some areas (I've lived in 4 different towns in 2 different provinces in the last 17 years and have never had an issue with it) but there are plenty of Medicentres and walk-in clinics to take up the slack if you are sick. And then there is always the ER. And it's all free (at the point of delivery.) So, no, there is NOT some huge rush to use naturopaths here in Canada because of some doctor shortage. jeezus fucking christ that is the dumbest shit ever. I'm 40, lived in Canada my entire life and talk about medical stuff with lots of people all the time, and I only know of ONE person who has even tried a naturopath. Trust me when I say there is no mass exodus to naturopaths. The very claim is 100% ridiculous on its face. The one person I know who went - it was my best friend's mom, and all my best friend did was talk about how much money her dumbass mom was spending on bullshit 'cures' that were 'exclusive' to their office. Eventually her mom stopped going. I don't know of anyone else who went, not even to 'try' and many supplemental insurance policies through employers here cover it.

Next, the naturopath in question in the story apparently told the parents to take their child to the ER. Yes, the naturopath was a total dumbass for providing some stupid tincture. They should've said, "Hell no, take your kid to the ER." not, "You should probably take him in. But here's a tincture anyway." So yes, they should be investigated, but I do think they tried to get the parents to take their kid in. IN this case the parents were the ultimate idiots. Their kid was too fucking stiff to put in a car seat and they didn't think that was cause for an emergency room visit? Hearing them speak about how he was 'alert' but couldn't bend his body? WTF was wrong with these people? If you read more articles about this, and look at some of the testimony, the parents were completely at fault here.

I'm a parent of 4, and I know it can be a tough call...when do you take them in, when do they really need to see a doctor, but these parents were TOTAL idiots and I'm really glad they were found guilty.