Only wish I could. Jean in Nova Scotia ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Elting" <justgeo1@attbi.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:59 AM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] FW: [Fwd: Stopping Drive-thru Mastectomies] > I signed it. > > > Just another soggy Seattle Sysop. > > Please forward 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 are a loving, caring, > person who 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. > > 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. > > Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition > drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on. > > PLEASE!!!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below and help > women living with breast cancer get the care they need and deserve!! > > There is no cost or monetary pledge involved. You need not give more than > your name and zip code number. > > http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html > > PLEASE PASS THIS ON. > > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please delete unwanted taglines and signatures before > sending your message to avoid over-long messages. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 1/21/02