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Keep Social Engineering Out of Health Care

by Erin Matson, NOW Action Vice President

As we fight urgently to keep the Stupak-Pitts abortion ban out of reform of the profit-driven health insurance industry, we also must remain mindful of new non-medical home visits for mothers on Medicaid proposed within the House health care bill:

The goals of these visits include "increasing birth intervals between pregnancies," "reducing maternal and child involvement in the criminal justice system," "increasing economic self-sufficiency" and "reducing dependence on public assistance."

Please read this important post from our allies at Stop Family Violence.

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Comment from: thorn [Member] Email
I guess I don't really see what the big deal is. If these services are being forced onto people, that would be wrong. But what is wrong with offering services that could potentially benefit a child for the rest of their life? Or am I to understand that self-sufficiency and staying out of the criminal justice system are things that NOW doesn't support?
11/24/09 @ 16:41
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Comment from: richamylou [Member] Email
Why isn't NOW sending out emails to everybody to remind them to and assist them in calling and emailing their senators about restriction of abortion rights in the health care bill? A vote is expected tomorrow, Dec 8. It is crucial that our voices be heard RIGHT NOW!
12/07/09 @ 12:16
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Comment from: Lisa Bennett, NOW Communications Director [Member] Email
We sent out an email on Friday. Are you signed up to receive our alerts? The alert is at: http://www.capwiz.com/now/issues/alert/?alertid=14428851

Sign up for our action alert list at: http://www.now.org/lists/signup.php
12/07/09 @ 12:24
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Comment from: cabaret voltaire [Member] Email
Interesting post. Truth be told, feminists are the biggest beneficiaries when it comes to social engineering. Provided such engineering fits their goals.
12/14/09 @ 06:50
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Comment from: icantbelieveit [Member] Email
I'm confused. A pro-choice group is upset that families and women should consider that there is a financial impact to multiple births especially close together not to mention the stress it puts on a family. What if the abortion was free if the birth's were too close together? I'm saying it facetiously but how about saving the outrage for something that makes sense to protest? Counseling people to consider the consequences of their actions is evil?
01/26/10 @ 10:52
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Comment from: nursecathy [Member] Email
I worked in postpartum mother/baby care for 4 years. Many of my patients were young Medicaid recipients. It would have been wonderful if they had received information about spacing out pregnancies or preventing them altogether. With no exceptions, each new mom (and sometimes the dad!) listened attentively to my suggestions for health promotion in the future including, if they chose, family planning. When this information is presented with kindness and concern, it can do a world of good.
Please don't block this chance to improve their lives.
01/30/10 @ 11:03
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Comment from: english [Member] Email
Please tell your Senator to VOTE NO on the proposed Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010. No U.S. citizen or resident will be able to purchase vitamins if this
Act is voted into law. A website allows you to contact your Senator and explains this proposed act. "HEALTH FREEDOMS RIGHTS.COM' Vegetarians, Unemployed on sparse diets, Foreclosure Victims who are bankrupt, and Homeless need vitamins to supplement their inadequate diets and cannot access a physician or free clinic willing to write a prescription for vitamins. Americans are being victimised in many areas right now and this proposal adds to th\e abuse
03/06/10 @ 15:26
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