The right of the individual to select any preferred system
of medical treatment, whether with or without prayer and
faith, with or without drugs and medicines, or with or without
vaccines or serums, and the right to accept or refuse any
medical remedy or operation, is surely a clear inherent and
reserved right, under our basic American Charters of Rights
and Liberties, and cannot be legally or morally denied, but
must be respected, defended and enforced by all Governments.
Indeed, our first and Basic Charter--The Declaration of
Rights--clearly and emphatically asserts that the essential
purpose of Government is to secure these inalienable rights
of the individual. Jefferson taught that Liberty, in all
essential needs, is not a “privilege” granted by Government,
but an inherent right possessed by all men, and naturally or
divinely conferred upon them; hence the chief function of all
Governments is to secure and enforce these human rights, not
to invade or violate them to satisfy medical dogmas or other
oppressive, dangerous, and illegal theories. _C. M. H._