A Few Words For My Republican Friends
A Few Words For My Republican Friends
By Cass Stivers
With the election right around the corner, I thought I would make an apology to those who will be voting Republican this year. So here it goes…
I am sorry that as a person who makes less than $20K a year at a job I’ve worked at for over a year, I would like health insurance. I’m sorry that I want access to antibiotics when I’m sick and I want to know why there’s blood in my stool and urine. I’m sorry that if I had insurance, I would want to be covered for my pre-existing condition. I’m sorry that I can see other people who are in my position and I think we should all have access to proper healthcare.
I am sorry that I used Medicare for a couple months when I was pregnant, before my miscarriage. I just wanted a healthy baby and I knew a doctor’s supervision was necessary. I’m sorry that it was such a waste of your tax dollars.
I am sorry that you want to take away my ability to have an abortion. I’m sorry you complain about having to pay for Medicaid to allow me to have a hopefully healthy child but then also don’t want to support me spending my own money to terminate the pregnancy. I’m sorry that you want to force me to have a child, even if I might not be able to afford it.
I am sorry that I don’t fit your stereotype of low income people. I let down your expectations of the poor and for that I am truly sorry.
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