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Date Posted: 17:18:28 07/08/01 Sun
Author: AngelInBound
Subject: Please read and sign - Re: Protection for Breast Cancer Patients

This page was sent to me by a friend, i've just finished reading Morgan's (AKA Somnio) posting on Cancer and thought that the people of this forum may wish to contribute to trying to get this legislation passed.

The email and details are as follows:

Please read and take action now:

A Double Whammy for Breast Cancer Patients

You would think a diagnosis of breast cancer would be bad enough, but despite wide-ranging medical opinions that women who
have undergone mastectomies need at least two to four days to recover from the surgery,insurance companies continue to refuse to cover hospital stays. The result? Women are forced to leave the hospital before they are ready.

You may have thought that this health crisis was behind us. After all,
back in 1996, 17,000 of you signed Lifetime's online petition against
"drive-through mastectomies," an issue that has received nationwide
attention. Lifetime brought your signatures to Congress and the White House. But the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, which would guarantee a minimum hospital stay of 48 hours for women undergoing mastectomy, was never brought to a vote.

This year, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a strong advocate for women's health,
has reintroduced this legislation to ensure that breast cancer patients
get the care they deserve. Rep. DeLauro won't give up
on this - and neither will we.

If you agree that mastectomies require more than one night's hospital stay, here's your chance to make your voice heard.
Once again, Lifetime
will deliver these signatures to Rep. DeLauro's office on Capitol Hill and
to the White House. With the strength of these petition numbers behind us, we will get this legislation passed. Sign the Pledge:

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

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