Mastectomy Bill in Congress
> It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important...please take the time and
do it really quick!
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> Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important legislation for all women.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Lifetime Television has put this bill on their webpage with a petition drive
to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on.
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> PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not
give more than your name and zip code number.
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> http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html
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> This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family.
THANKS
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