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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

When I Thought It Couldn't Get Any Worse

Consider Senate Bill S1955 which proposes to destroy what little medical care we have.

Quoting Tina at Fuzzy and Blue

  • The culture of life GOP has put this bill up which would take away nearly all state laws that require coverage for important medical rights currently given by states such as alternative care or certain screenings. This is just a small list of what this threatens to take away (via PDF): Cervical/Prostate cancer screenings, bone marrow transplants, alcohol/ drug abuse treatment, emergency services, mental health services, breast reconstruction, minimum maternity stay, provision of diabetic supplies, inclusion of domestic partners in policy coverage, direct access to your OB-GYN, continuity of care during pregnancy, mammography, contraceptives, infertility diagnosis and treatment."

There's more over at her site. Much of the information is from Daily Kos.

Time to mobilize.

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