Being A Woman Is Not A Pre-Existing Condition

Women Can't Wait   Tell your Members of Congress to pass the comprehensive health reform plan now! They say the personal is political. And who knows that more than women? When you have to choose between paying your rent and buying medicine for your family, while politicians try to stop legislation that would make health care more affordable and reliable — the personal is political. It’s personal. And that’s why women must tell their Members of Congress to pass comprehensive health reform. The comprehensive health reform plan will provide millions of women and families health coverage they never had before. It will end the insurance company practice of denying coverage to domestic violence survivors and to mothers who have had Caesarean sections under the guise that they have “pre-existing conditions.” And it will end discriminatory gender rating practices, in which insurers charge individual women more than men simply because they are women. And when anti-choice politicians like Bart Stupak try to hijack getting quality, affordable health care that works for women — the political gets especially personal. So we will also not rest until the restrictions on abortion coverage are fixed. Tell your Members of Congress — pass comprehensive, affordable health care for women and their families now.  And stay in the fight to make sure that all of women's needs, including abortion care, are met. Thank you for your ongoing support for health care reform that works for women. Sincerely, Judy Waxman Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women's Law Center P.S. We promised you we would push hard to fight for health care reform that works for women and their families, and we are on our way! Your support is critical for our continued success. Did someone forward this message to you? Sign up to receive future NWLC e-mails.   NWLC Home | NWLC's Blog | Tell a Friend | Donate | Contact Us | Update Subscriptions 11 Dupont Circle NW  Suite 800  Washington, DC 20036 202.588.5180  202.588.5185 (fax)  http://www.nwlc.org/ copyright 2010, National Women’s Law Center Privacy Policy

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