Healthcare Advocacy - Reproductive Rights Now
January 4, 202
Good Day Healthcare Advocates
While the Congress gets ready for another day deciding who the speaker might be we will continue taking steps towards our goal of better, more affordable healthcare for all of us.
Many of you have suggested topics for us to research and present and several topics and for that, I thank you. Please send me a comment using the button below, to suggest topics and thank you. Today let’s talk about reproductive healthcare.
Mission
The Healthcare delivery system in the United States is a patchwork that leaves much to be desired. It is the most expensive system among the top 35 industrial countries and covers far fewer participants delivering lower levels of quality care than many of our peer nations. This blog will provide:
Current problems in healthcare
Actions you can take
References.
Current State of Affairs - Reproductive Health
January 22nd is the 50th anniversary of the Roe V Wade Supreme Court decision that the right to privacy implied in the 14th Amendment protected abortion as a fundamental right. On June 24, 2022 the Supreme Court overturned that decision.
We can all agree that this relegates women to a second class citizen status while endangering their lives. There are 17 states that immediately made abortion illegal. The laws that they have put in place are not just denial of rights, they are particularly vicious for both the patient and the doctor.
Pharmacists have decided they don’t want to provide medications that would terminate pregnancies even when the pregnancy puts the woman at risk of death because they fear prosecution.
Women have been left with sepsis, waiting to be close enough to death for a doctor to help. This is madness.
As angry as we get when for profit companies stand between us and our doctors, this is worse because lawmakers have identified women as incompetent. It’s quite the other way and they need to know.
We need to take action over and over to let our representatives know what we want. Let’s do it today.
What You Can Do – Contact Legislators - or use RESISTBOT Below
Contact Elected Officials (see references below for contact info). I will get an automated system up and running soon.
“My name is __________________(name) and I live in __________________(zipcode) and I am your constituent. All of us deserve a healthcare system that works. That includes women. I want you to work to prioritize in Congress, cosponsor, and pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) and the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage (EACH) Act . Thank you. I promise I will be watching.
RESISTBOT
Resistbot is a very cool tool to send one message to your elected officials
On your cell phone text 50409 and then type SIGN PDTRMN to send the letter to your senators and representative.
Thank you – you are making healthcare better for all of us.
References
Contact elected officials
Senate email/phone
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
House of Representatives email/phone
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
Reproductive Rights
Brennan Center - Reproductive Rights are Essential for Democracy
Center for Reproductive Rights
https://reproductiverights.org/state-constitutions-abortion-rights/
Planned Parenthood
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
Pro Choice America
https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/
1/5/23 Hello Alan, I tried first Resistbot sending letters to my senators on reproductive rights yesterday, a strong passion for me, as well as implementing universal healthcare. It worked! Many thanks for starting this group. I have the Substack app on phone too (am typing from desktop).
Referred to you from Jessica Craven, learned of her through Be More With Less website, and have been campaign volunteer for past 24 years, burned out doing campaign work, want to shift to working on policies more than candidates.
Happy New Year and thanks for this group! There is the PNHP.org website also advocating for Medicare for All.