It must be remembered that every citizen has the right to...

Astoria (Ore.) Budget

It must be remembered that every citizen has the right to choose the physician or system of healing he desires, and is perfectly justified in objecting to any authority on the part of the state or city to force upon him or his children the attendance or advice of a specified physician or system of medicine. Safeguarding the individual rights of the people is the only excuse for any law, and in our natural anxiety to improve the health of the growing generation by giving attention to the neglected child, we must exercise care and judgment not to overstep the boundaries of state control, nor to intrude upon the liberties of the private citizen.

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