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VOL.2 NO.11 NOVEMBER, 1977
SUBSCRIPTION $5.00 PER YEAR
I Serving the Chinese Community of the Southwest United States 13914
Southwest Chinese Journal
Phone: 227-1201 or 227-1203
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What You Can Do To Legalize
Acupuncture in Texas
The support of the Chinese communities of Houston
and other cities throughout Texas is being sought for
a cause which is very much a part of our culture and
history.
A class action lawsuit bas been filed in Federal
court against the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
(TSBME) to legalize acupuncture as an alternative form
of medical treatment in Texas. At the present time ac-
upuncture has been "deemed by the TSBME to be an exper-
imental procedure, the safety of which has not been es-
tablished", and any one performing it who is not a
licensed physician would be violating the Medical Prac-
tice Act of Texas. This requirement of being a licensed
physician exludes those who are most qualified to ad-
minister acupuncture - the properly trained Doctors of
Traditional Chinese Medicine (DTCM).
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit do not necessarily
feel that a Western M.D. cannot administer acupuncture
effectively, however they point out that a backqround
in western medicine is neither necessary nor sufficient
What is most important for the safe and effective admin-
istration of acupuncture is the minimum four years of
training a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine re-
ceives .
If successful, the suit requests certain steps to
be taken by the Texas Legislature to ensure that only
properly trained and qualified persons will be allowed
to administer acupuncture. These steps are: 1) to set
up a licensing agency separate from the TSBME on which
several outstanding DTCM who are currently living in
the state will sit, and 2) to require all insurance
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companies doing business in the state to pay insurance
claims for acupuncture performed by a licensed acupunc
turist.
The Chinese of Texas can do several things to
strengthen the chances of a ruling in favor of legal-
ized acupuncture. Petitions are being circulated in
several Texas cities; sign them or fill out the form on
below showing your support and mail it to Michael
Maness, Attn., 2260 Two Shell Plaza, 777 Walker, Hous-
ton, Tx. 77002. (The suit is being funded by the Amer-
ican Civil Liberties Union).
Also, write to the Attn. General of Texas, John
Hill, Austin, Tx. 78710 indicating your belief that
you should be free to choose an alternative form of
medical treatment which has been establ ished over the
past 6000 years to be beneficial.
by Judy Lee
The CACA Admits Women as Members
As of this month of November the Chinese American
Citizens Alliance Houston Lodge will be accepting
women as full standing members. This national policy
change was affirmed at the Annual CACA convention held
in August, however the mechanics involved in revising
the constitution has just now been completed. The
first two women to be admitted in the nation are Madame
Anna Chennault who joined the Washington D.C. Lodge, and
March Fong Eu, Secretary of the state of California, who
joined the San Fransico Lodge.
Membership dues are $25 per person. If you are in-
terested in joining, contact Pres. Gene Woo, 721-3818,
Vice-Pres. Ted Wu, 621-5015, or any CACA member.
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