I agree, women's health care should not be elective. And articles like this are important, as are the voices that join it, demanding recognition in the health care debate. Unfortunately, I suspect the price for the bill being ground out by Congress will include sacrificing the "extra demands" made by women's "bodies".However, the battle does not end there. When social security (originally 'old age insurance') was passed in 1935, it did not include farm laborers, blacks, professionals, and the self employed. It was not until 1950, when Congress amended the program, that everyone became eligible. We must not quietly wait for our legislators to act appropriately. We should shout out and make sure our message is clear. But we must not feel despair, not quit, should the resulting bill be less than perfect. It will still be an important start.
I agree, women's health care should not be elective. And articles like this are important, as are the voices that join it, demanding recognition in the health care debate. Unfortunately, I suspect the price for the bill being ground out by Congress will include sacrificing the "extra demands" made by women's "bodies".However, the battle does not end there. When social security (originally 'old age insurance') was passed in 1935, it did not include farm laborers, blacks, professionals, and the self employed. It was not until 1950, when Congress amended the program, that everyone became eligible. We must not quietly wait for our legislators to act appropriately. We should shout out and make sure our message is clear. But we must not feel despair, not quit, should the resulting bill be less than perfect. It will still be an important start.