I don't usually write in to the list but read all the emails. This was sent to me by a reliable source. If you click on the link you will see it is legitimate and important to all women. Please sign the petition!
Thanks, Lynn P, in RI Click on url at the bottom to sign petition. Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:42 AM Subject: Mastectomy Hospital Bill in Congress >Mastectomy Hospital Bill in Congress > A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove > cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a > mastectomy, you may > know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance > companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's > give > women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after > surgery. > > Mastectomy Bill in Congress > > It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important... please take the > time > and do it really quick! > > 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're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to > go to 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 just a few hours after > surgery y, > 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 pe tition > 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. > > This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and > family, and on behalf of all women, THANKS. http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html
