Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important 30 sec petition

[Vincardog]

This was forwarded to me. You may want to take action on this one too. It only takes about a minute to sign the petition.

Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important

legislation for all women

Please send this to everyone in your address book. If
there was ever a time when our voices and choices
should be heard, this is one of those times. If you
are receiving this it's because I think you will take
the 30 seconds to go and vote on this issue...and send
it on to others you know who will do the same.

There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient
Protection Act which will require insurance companies
to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay

for patients undergoing a mastectomy.
It's about eliminating the "drive-through mastectomy"
where women are forced to go home
hours after surgery against the wishes of their doctor,
still groggy from anesthesia

and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.

Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web
page with a petition drive to show your support. Last
year over half the House signed on.
PLEASE!!!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web
site below. You need not give more than your name and
zip code number.

<http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html>

This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and f amily.
THANKS

[shoelace414]

1. When I see "E-mail to everyone you know, I automatically goto snopes

http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/mastectomy.asp

(they say true)

[xmas74]

2. Done!

And thanks to the poster above who posted the link to Snopes

"In April 2005 the bill (now called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2005) was submitted to Congress once again, this time as H.R. 1849. Although most efforts to see this bill passed urge supporters to affix their names to some type of petition, we believe the most effective course of action is to contact one's congressional representative(s) directly, by U.S. mail, telephone, fax, or e-mail. "

Might want to add these extra actions too!

[Kool Kitty]

3. Thanks for posting this.

Signed and passed along.

[babylonsister]

4. Done-very important! nt

[Vincardog]

5. Thanks to you all and to your friends we need to kick this.

Has it got a greatest yet? For the wider exposure don't ya know.:grouphug: :loveya: :yourock:

[Liberty Belle]

6. Done and kicking.

[donsu]

7. done - kick

nt

[Vincardog]

8. Anybody out there? Shameless self kick nt